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.
References
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| https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.entrust.com/use-case/why-use-an-hsm | Product |
| https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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History
08 Dec 2025, 19:06
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_5c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_hsmi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_hsmi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_5c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.entrust.com/use-case/why-use-an-hsm - Product | |
| First Time |
Entrust nshield Hsmi
Entrust nshield 5c Entrust nshield Connect Xc Base Firmware Entrust Entrust nshield Connect Xc Mid Firmware Entrust nshield 5c Firmware Entrust nshield Connect Xc Mid Entrust nshield Connect Xc High Entrust nshield Connect Xc High Firmware Entrust nshield Hsmi Firmware Entrust nshield Connect Xc Base |
02 Dec 2025, 19:15
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v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.2 |
| CWE | CWE-269 CWE-284 |
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| References | () https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj - |
02 Dec 2025, 15:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-12-02 15:15
Updated : 2025-12-08 19:31
NVD link : CVE-2025-59697
Mitre link : CVE-2025-59697
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-59697
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Products Affected
entrust
- nshield_hsmi_firmware
- nshield_5c
- nshield_connect_xc_mid
- nshield_5c_firmware
- nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware
- nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware
- nshield_connect_xc_base
- nshield_hsmi
- nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware
- nshield_connect_xc_high