CVE-2025-59701

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2025-59701
Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7, allow a physically proximate attacker (with elevated privileges) to read and modify the Appliance SSD contents (because they are unencrypted).

4.1 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.7 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

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_connect_xc_high_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (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 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_hsmi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_hsmi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_hsmi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

08 Dec 2025, 19:40

Type Values Removed Values Added
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
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:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

02 Dec 2025, 19:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-312

02 Dec 2025, 18:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.1

02 Dec 2025, 15:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-12-02 15:15

Updated : 2025-12-08 19:40

NVD link : CVE-2025-59701

Mitre link : CVE-2025-59701

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-59701

JSON object : View

Products Affected

entrust

  • nshield_hsmi_firmware
  • nshield_5c
  • nshield_hsmi
  • nshield_connect_xc_mid
  • nshield_5c_firmware
  • nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware
  • nshield_connect_xc_base
  • nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware
  • nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware
  • nshield_connect_xc_high
CWE
CWE-312

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