Is CVE-2021-28653 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-28653 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-28653?

CVE-2021-28653 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-28653?

CVE-2021-28653 has an EPSS score of 0.89% (55th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-28653?

Upgrade armorlock to 1.4.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-28653

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The iOS and macOS apps before 1.4.1 for the Western Digital G-Technology ArmorLock NVMe SSD store keys insecurely. They choose a non-preferred storage mechanism if the device has Secure Enclave support but lacks biometric authentication hardware.

CWE-922

How to fix

Remediation Available

armorlockNVD

Affected:< 1.4.1Fixed in:1.4.1CVE-2021-28653derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.89%probability of exploitation in 30 days

55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

westerndigital.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.