nCipher firmware before V10, as used by (1) nShield, (2) nForce, (3) netHSM, (4)…
Priority LOW 15Published · 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 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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00925 60th 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 · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:dse200_document_sealing_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Ncipher |
| cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:ncore:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Ncipher |
| cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:nforce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Ncipher |
| cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:securedb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Ncipher |
| cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:time_source_master_clock:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Ncipher |
| cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:nethsm:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Ncipher |
| cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:nethsm:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Ncipher |
| cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:nethsm:2.1.12_cam5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.12_cam5 | Vulnerable | Ncipher |
| cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:nshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Ncipher |
| cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:payshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Ncipher |
- cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:dse200_document_sealing_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Ncipher
- cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:ncore:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Ncipher
- cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:nforce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Ncipher
- cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:securedb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Ncipher
- cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:time_source_master_clock:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Ncipher
- cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:nethsm:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Ncipher
- cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:nethsm:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Ncipher
- cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:nethsm:2.1.12_cam5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.12_cam5 Vulnerable ·Ncipher
- cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:nshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Ncipher
- cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:payshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Ncipher
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1117
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5wp7-287v-2cjp
References
Sources
- CVE-2006-1117 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-1117 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5wp7-287v-2cjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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