CVE-2025-59697

HIGH EPSS 17.3%
Published Dec 2, 20257mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.2 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Dec 2, 2025 7mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7, allow a physically proximate attacker to escalate privileges by editing the Legacy GRUB bootloader configuration to start a root shell upon boot of the host OS. This is called F06.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.2
Exploitability
0.5
Impact
6.0
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Physical
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
17.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management Authorization
CWE-284

Affected Products 15

VendorProductVersionRange
entrustnshield_5c_firmware* <13.6.12
entrustnshield_5c_firmware*≥13.7  –  <13.9.0
entrustnshield_5c*any
entrustnshield_hsmi_firmware* <13.6.12
entrustnshield_hsmi_firmware*≥13.7  –  <13.9.0
entrustnshield_hsmi*any
entrustnshield_connect_xc_base_firmware* <13.6.12
entrustnshield_connect_xc_base_firmware*≥13.7  –  <13.9.0
entrustnshield_connect_xc_base*any
entrustnshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware* <13.6.12
entrustnshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware*≥13.7  –  <13.9.0
entrustnshield_connect_xc_mid*any
entrustnshield_connect_xc_high_firmware* <13.6.12
entrustnshield_connect_xc_high_firmware*≥13.7  –  <13.9.0
entrustnshield_connect_xc_high*any

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • entrust.com https://www.entrust.com/use-case/why-use-an-hsm
    Product

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.