CVE-2025-59699Entrust 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…
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.8 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-290
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
entrust nshield_5c_firmware entrust:nshield_5c_firmware | before 13.6.12; from 13.7 before 13.9.0 | NVD |
entrust nshield_hsmi_firmware entrust:nshield_hsmi_firmware | before 13.6.12; from 13.7 before 13.9.0 | NVD |
entrust nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware | before 13.6.12; from 13.7 before 13.9.0 | NVD |
entrust nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware | before 13.6.12; from 13.7 before 13.9.0 | NVD |
entrust nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware | before 13.6.12; from 13.7 before 13.9.0 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g9v7-h8x8-w5vw
- https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwjexploit, third-party-advisory
- https://www.entrust.com/knowledgebase/hardware/understanding-nshield-security-advisory-september-2025
- https://www.entrust.com/use-case/why-use-an-hsmproduct
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