CVE-2025-59699

E

ntrust 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.

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
CWE CWE-290
First Time Entrust nshield Connect Xc Mid Firmware
Entrust nshield Connect Xc Mid
Entrust
Entrust nshield Hsmi Firmware
Entrust nshield 5c Firmware
Entrust nshield 5c
Entrust nshield Connect Xc Base Firmware
Entrust nshield Connect Xc High
Entrust nshield Connect Xc High Firmware
Entrust nshield Connect Xc Base
Entrust nshield Hsmi
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
CPE cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_5c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_hsmi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_hsmi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_5c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.8

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


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CWE
CWE-290

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing