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CVE-2025-11998VulnerabilityPublished

The following HP Card Readers B Models (X3D03B & Y7C05B) are potentially vulnerable to information disclosure

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-11998· Medium 6.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 23:16 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Users should monitor HP advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, limit physical access to the affected card readers and avoid having NFC devices near the reader during card swipe events to reduce risk.

Description

Certain HP Card Readers B Models (X3D03B & Y7C05B) have a vulnerability that may lead to information disclosure. This issue allows the identity of a prior user to be inherited under specific conditions, such as when an NFC device like a smartphone or smartwatch is near during a card swipe event. The vulnerability is classified as medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.8.

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