What is CVE-2022-28383?

CVE-2022-28383 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Verbatim Executive Fingerprint Secure Ssd, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-28383?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-28383 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Verbatim Executive Fingerprint Secure Ssd

CVE-2022-28383

An issue was discovered in certain Verbatim drives through 2022-03-31. Due to insufficient firmware validation, an attacker can store malicious firmware code for the USB-to-SATA bridge controller on the USB drive (e.g., by leveraging physical access during the supply chain). This code is then executed. This affects Keypad Secure USB 3.2 Gen 1 Drive Part Number #49428, Store 'n' Go Secure Portable HDD GD25LK01-3637-C VER4.0, Executive Fingerprint Secure SSD GDMSFE01-INI3637-C VER1.1, and Fingerprint Secure Portable Hard Drive Part Number #53650.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2022-06-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2022-003.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2022-007.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2022-011.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2022-016.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/19 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/25 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/10 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/12 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/167482/Verbatim-Keypad-Secure-USB-3.2-Gen-1-Drive… (Exploit, Mailing List, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/167508/Verbatim-Store-N-Go-Secure-Portable-HDD-GD… (Exploit, Mailing List, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28383?: CVE-2022-28383 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Verbatim Executive Fingerprint Secure Ssd, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-28383?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-28383 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.