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CVE-2006-1115

12
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1115 describes a vulnerability in nCipher Hardware Security Modules (HSM) prior to version 2.22.6, where Diffie-Hellman key pair generation without specified DiscreteLogGroup parameters could lead to the selection of weak random parameters. This flaw allows an attacker to significantly reduce the time required to crack the private key, bypassing brute-force defenses. With a CVSS score of 2.6, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure (confidentiality impact). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:chil:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.50CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:mscapi_csp:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.54CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:mscapi_csp:5.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:ncipher_software_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.6LOW

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0119 is in the 45th percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/19137
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25060
ncipher.com / resources/95/sa12_insecure_generation_of_diffiehellman_keys
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/427146/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/17006
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0862