CVE-2006-1115

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.

Published: 2006-03-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-1115 is rated Low Risk (33.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.19%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1115

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.54% 1.19% +0.65%
2 2025-03-30 0.61% 0.54% -0.07%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.61% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1115

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1115

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1115

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ncipher chil — cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:chil:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ncipher mscapi_csp 5.50 cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:mscapi_csp:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ncipher mscapi_csp 5.54 cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:mscapi_csp:5.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ncipher ncipher_software_cd — cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:ncipher_software_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1115

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