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Information ExposureWeakness · CWE-200

CVE-2025-11998

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v4.0 Published 2025-10-30
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The following HP Card Readers B Models (X3D03B & Y7C05B) are potentially vulnerable to information disclosure, allowing prior user identity to be inherited under certain conditions —e.g., when an NFC device (such as a smartphone/smartwatches) is in proximity during a card swipe event.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

HP Card Readers B Models (X3D03B & Y7C05B) contain an information disclosure vulnerability where prior user/card identity can be inherited by NFC devices in proximity during card swipe events, potentially exposing previous user identities to unauthorized NFC devices.

MitigationContact HP for firmware updates addressing the identity inheritance issue; until patched, physically separate NFC devices from card readers during swipe events.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
A
Scope
X

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the HP Card Reader model
    Physically inspect the card reader or check device inventory/documentation for the model number, typically printed on the device label or chassis
    Affected if The model number is X3D03B or Y7C05B
  2. Confirm NFC device proximity
    Survey the physical area around the card reader for any NFC-enabled devices (smartphones, tablets, NFC tags, contactless payment terminals) within wireless range during normal operation
    Affected if NFC-capable devices are regularly within proximity (within several feet) of the card reader during card swipe events
  3. Review card swipe event logging
    Check if the card reader or connected system logs card swipe events and whether these logs show any anomalies in user identity inheritance or unexpected device associations
    Affected if Logs indicate previous user identities are being associated with new swipe events or NFC device reads

Your environment is affected if you have HP Card Reader B models X3D03B or Y7C05B and NFC-enabled devices are present near the reader during card swipe operations, allowing potential identity inheritance.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Contact HP for firmware updates addressing the identity inheritance issue; until patched, physically separate NFC devices from card readers during swipe events.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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