CVE-2019-10706
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedWestern Digital SanDisk SanDisk X300, X300s, X400, and X600 devices: The firmware update authentication method relies on a symmetric HMAC digest. The key used to validate this digest is present in a protected area of the device, and if extracted could be used to install arbitrary firmware to other devices.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe firmware update mechanism in affected SanDisk X300, X300s, X400, and X600 devices relies on symmetric HMAC authentication. The HMAC signing key is stored in a protected area of the device; if an attacker extracts this key, they could sign malicious firmware that would be accepted as legitimate by other devices, enabling arbitrary firmware installation.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< x6112100< x6112100< x6112100< x6112100< x6112100< x6112100< x6112100< x6112100CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed storage device modelUse system utilities such as 'lspci', 'lsblk', 'smartctl --scan', or check the device inventory to list connected storage devices and their model numbersAffected if The device model matches SanDisk X600 with model identifiers Sd9tb8w or Sd9tn8w
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Check the firmware version of the X600 deviceUse smartctl -a /dev/sdX (replace X with the device letter) or vendor-specific diagnostic tools to query the firmware version attributeAffected if The reported firmware version is numerically less than x6112100 (for example, x6010300, x6000300, etc.)
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Verify if the device has had firmware updates appliedCompare the current installed firmware version against the vendor's release notes or support site for the X600 product lineAffected if No firmware update to version x6112100 or later has been applied to the device
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Determine physical access exposure to the deviceReview physical security controls around servers or systems containing the X600 SSD; check if the device is in a secured datacenter, locked chassis, or restricted access areaAffected if The device lacks physical security controls that would prevent an attacker from extracting the HMAC signing key from the protected storage area
You are affected if you have a SanDisk X600 (Sd9tb8w or Sd9tn8w model) with firmware version below x6112100 and the device is accessible to potential attackers who could extract the HMAC signing key.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply any vendor-supplied firmware updates when available; until then, enforce strict physical security controls to prevent key extraction and implement network segmentation to limit exposure of affected devices.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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