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CVE-2025-59697

Published: Dec 2, 2025Updated: Dec 8, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-269
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 82.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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 editing the Legacy GRUB bootloader configuration to start a root shell upon boot of the host OS. This is called F06.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:PAC:LPR:HUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:PAttack Vector
Physical
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-269CWE-284

Affected Products

nshield 5c firmwareentrust
On-prem
Security Products / pki-crypto
nshield hsmi firmwareentrust
On-prem
Security Products / pki-crypto
nshield connect xc base firmwareentrust
On-prem
Security Products / pki-crypto
nshield connect xc mid firmwareentrust
On-prem
Security Products / pki-crypto
nshield connect xc high firmwareentrust
On-prem
Security Products / pki-crypto
entrustcommercialCASecurity Productsaka entrust
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj
github.com
https://www.entrust.com/use-case/why-use-an-hsm
entrust.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 2, 2025
Last Updated
Dec 8, 2025

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