nCipher firmware before V10, as used by (1) nShield, (2) nForce, (3) netHSM, (4) payShield, (5) SecureDB, (6) DSE200 Document Sealing Engine, (7) Time Source Master Clock (TSMC), and possibly other products, contains certain options that were only intended for testing and not production, which might allow remote attackers to obtain information about encryption keys and crack those keys with less effort than brute force
Published Mar 9, 2006
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.92%
Description
nCipher firmware before V10, as used by (1) nShield, (2) nForce, (3) netHSM, (4) payShield, (5) SecureDB, (6) DSE200 Document Sealing Engine, (7) Time Source Master Clock (TSMC), and possibly other products, contains certain options that were only intended for testing and not production, which might allow remote attackers to obtain information about encryption keys and crack those keys with less effort than brute force.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.92% (0.00925) | 59.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.93% (0.00927) | 55.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00335) | 54.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.36% (0.01359) | 86.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 1.36% (0.01359) | 86.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 1.36% (0.01359) | 84.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.58% (0.01584) | 85.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19137 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015718 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ncipher.com/resources/97/sa14_presence_of_flaws_in_firmware_security x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427151/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17012 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0862 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25063 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19137 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015718 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ncipher.com/resources/97/sa14_presence_of_flaws_in_firmware_security | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427151/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17012 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0862 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25063 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.