The firmware in MNS before 4.5.6 on Belden GarrettCom Magnum 6K and Magnum 10K switches uses hardcoded RSA private keys and certificates across different customers' installations, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms for HTTPS sessions by leveraging knowledge of a private key from another installation.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-3960 is rated Low Risk (36.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.88%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 0.44% | 0.88% | +0.44% |
| 2 | 2025-12-26 | 0.33% | 0.44% | +0.11% |
| 3 | 2025-11-10 | — | 0.33% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| garrettcom | magnum_10k_firmware | <= 4.5.5 | cpe:2.3:o:garrettcom:magnum_10k_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| garrettcom | magnum_6k_firmware | <= 4.5.5 | cpe:2.3:o:garrettcom:magnum_6k_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.garrettcom.com/techsupport/MNS6K_R456_Release_Notes.pdf | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75236 | |
| https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-167-01 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |