CVE-2025-34500
highpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 4 %ileEUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Deck Mate 2's firmware update mechanism accepts packages without cryptographic signature verification, encrypts them with a single hard-coded AES key shared across devices, and uses a truncated HMAC for integrity validation. Attackers with access to the update interface - typically via the unit's USB update port - can craft or modify firmware packages to execute arbitrary code as root, allowing persistent compromise of the device's integrity and deck randomization process. Physical or on-premises access remains the most likely attack path, though network-exposed or telemetry-enabled deployments could theoretically allow remote exploitation if misconfigured. The vendor confirmed that firmware updates have been issued to correct these update-chain weaknesses and that USB update access has been disabled on affected units.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4–7
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (1)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Light & Wonder, Inc. / SHFL Entertainment, Inc. / Shuffle Master, Inc. Deck Mate 20 → all known versions prior to 2025-10-23enisa_euvdEU
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-34500cnnvd
- https://www.ioactive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IOActive-card-shuffler-security.pdfcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/shuffle-master-deck-mate-2-insecure-update-chaincnnvd
- https://www.wired.com/story/card-shuffler-hack/cnnvd
- https://www.wired.com/story/how-hacked-card-shufflers-allegedly-enabled-a-mob-fueled-poker-scam-that-rocked-the-nba/cnnvd
- https://www.ioactive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IOActive-card-shuffler-security.pdfenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/shuffle-master-deck-mate-2-insecure-update-chainenisa_euvd
- https://www.wired.com/story/card-shuffler-hack/enisa_euvd
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