CVE-2015-1878: Thalesesecurity Nshield Connect Firmware

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Thalesesecurity Nshield Connect Firmware: up to and including 11.30

Published 2017-08-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.