CVE-2025-59694
Dec. 15, 2025, 1:39 p.m.
6.8
Medium
Description
The Chassis Management Board in Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7, allows a physically proximate attacker to persistently modify firmware and influence the (insecurely configured) appliance boot process. To exploit this, the attacker must modify the firmware via JTAG or perform an upgrade to the chassis management board firmware. This is called F03.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Entrust |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-1274
Improper Access Control for Volatile Memory Containing Boot Code
The product conducts a secure-boot process that transfers bootloader code from Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) into Volatile Memory (VM), but it does not have sufficient access control or other protections for the Volatile Memory.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| o | entrust | nshield_5c_firmware | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | entrust | nshield_5c_firmware | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | entrust | nshield_5c | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | entrust | nshield_hsmi_firmware | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | entrust | nshield_hsmi_firmware | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | entrust | nshield_hsmi | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | entrust | nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | entrust | nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | entrust | nshield_connect_xc_base | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | entrust | nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | entrust | nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | entrust | nshield_connect_xc_mid | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | entrust | nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | entrust | nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | entrust | nshield_connect_xc_high | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: PHYSICAL
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
Published: Dec. 2, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 15, 2025, 1:39 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 15, 2025, 1:39 p.m.
Status : Analyzed
CVE has had analysis completed and all data associations made.
More infoSource
cve@mitre.org
*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.