CVE-2025-59699

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  3. CVE-2025-59699
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 booting from a USB device with a valid root filesystem. This occurs because of insecure default settings in the Legacy GRUB Bootloader.

6.8 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
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
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_5c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_5c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_5c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_hsmi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_hsmi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_hsmi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

08 Dec 2025, 19:41

Type Values Removed Values Added
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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
References () https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj - () 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 - () https://www.entrust.com/use-case/why-use-an-hsm - Product

04 Dec 2025, 17:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.8
CWE CWE-290

02 Dec 2025, 15:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-12-02 15:15

Updated : 2025-12-08 19:41

NVD link : CVE-2025-59699

Mitre link : CVE-2025-59699

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-59699

JSON object : View

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
CWE
CWE-290

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing