CVE-2015-1878

medium

Published 2017-08-18 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

6.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2

4.6

VIR risk

6.8

Description

Thales nShield Connect hardware models 500, 1500, 6000, 500+, 1500+, and 6000+ before 11.72 allows physically proximate attackers to sign arbitrary data with previously loaded signing keys, extract the device identification key [KNETI] and impersonate the nShield Connect device on a network, affect the integrity and confidentiality of newly created keys, and potentially cause other unspecified impacts using previously loaded keys by connecting to the USB port on the front panel.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

67%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032152
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032152

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.