HP Card Readers (B Models) – Potential Information Disclosure
Priority LOW 31CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The following HP Card Readers B Models (X3D03B & Y7C05B) are potentially vulnerable to information disclosure, allowing prior user identity to be inherited under certain conditions —e.g., when an NFC device (such as a smartphone/smartwatches) is in proximity during a card swipe event.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00184 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Card Readers B Model | 1.0 – <2.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Card Readers B Model VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise Affected 1.0 – <2.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11998
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qv8q-v573-573h
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Sources
- CVE-2025-11998 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11998 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qv8q-v573-573h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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