nCipher HSM before 2.22.6, when generating a Diffie-Hellman public/private key pair…
Priority LOW 16Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
nCipher HSM before 2.22.6, when generating a Diffie-Hellman public/private key pair without any specified DiscreteLogGroup parameters, chooses random parameters that could allow an attacker to crack the private key in significantly less time than a brute force attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01182 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:chil:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Ncipher |
| cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:mscapi_csp:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.50 | Vulnerable | Ncipher |
| cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:mscapi_csp:5.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.54 | Vulnerable | Ncipher |
| cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:ncipher_software_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Ncipher |
- cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:chil:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Ncipher
- cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:mscapi_csp:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.50 Vulnerable ·Ncipher
- cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:mscapi_csp:5.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.54 Vulnerable ·Ncipher
- cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:ncipher_software_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Ncipher
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1115
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h9r3-c5wc-q2vm
References
Sources
- CVE-2006-1115 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-1115 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h9r3-c5wc-q2vm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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