medium6.8
CVE-2025-59699
Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7 (patched in 13.6.12 (LTS) and 13.9.0 (STS)), allow a physically proximate att…
Impact
Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7 (patched in 13.6.12 (LTS) and 13.9.0 (STS)), 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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Entrust | Nshield 5c Firmware | before 13.6.12 from 13.7 before 13.9.0 |
| Entrust | Nshield Hsmi Firmware | before 13.6.12 from 13.7 before 13.9.0 |
| Entrust | Nshield Connect Xc Base Firmware | before 13.6.12 from 13.7 before 13.9.0 |
| Entrust | Nshield Connect Xc Mid Firmware | before 13.6.12 from 13.7 before 13.9.0 |
| Entrust | Nshield Connect Xc High Firmware | before 13.6.12 from 13.7 before 13.9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g9v7-h8x8-w5vw
- https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj
- https://www.entrust.com/knowledgebase/hardware/understanding-nshield-security-advisory-september-2025
- https://www.entrust.com/use-case/why-use-an-hsm