CVE-2025-59699
Dec. 8, 2025, 7:41 p.m.
6.8
Medium
Description
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.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Entrust |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-290
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks.
*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. 8, 2025, 7:41 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 8, 2025, 7:41 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.