Vulnerability in SanDisk Secure Access (CVE-2017-16560)
Summary
Vulnerability in SanDisk Secure Access (CVE-2017-16560). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
SanDisk Secure Access 3.01 vault decrypts and copies encrypted files to a temporary folder, where they can remain indefinitely in certain situations, such as if the file is being edited when the user exits the application or if the application crashes.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-16560 has been found in SanDisk Secure Access.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 4.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "SanDisk Secure Access CVE-2017-16560" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-16560 (SanDisk Secure Access) — CWE-922 / CVSS v3 4.3
Attack vector: physical / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-922) exists in SanDisk Secure Access.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of SanDisk Secure Access.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで SanDisk Secure Access を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web medium.com