What is CVE-2022-28386?

CVE-2022-28386 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Verbatim Gd25lk01-3637-C, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2022-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-28386?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-28386 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Verbatim Gd25lk01-3637-C

CVE-2022-28386

An issue was discovered in certain Verbatim drives through 2022-03-31. The security feature for lockout (e.g., requiring a reformat of the drive after 20 failed unlock attempts) does not work as specified. More than 20 attempts may be made. This affects Keypad Secure USB 3.2 Gen 1 Drive Part Number #49428 and Store 'n' Go Secure Portable HDD GD25LK01-3637-C VER4.0.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2022-004.txt (Third Party Advisory)
www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2022-008.txt (Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/11 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/20 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/167509/Verbatim-Store-N-Go-Secure-Portable-HDD-GD… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/167492/Verbatim-Keypad-Secure-USB-3.2-Gen-1-Drive… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2022-046.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/6 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28386?: CVE-2022-28386 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Verbatim Gd25lk01-3637-C, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2022-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-28386?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-28386 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.