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Medium 4.6Published Dec 2, 2025
CVE-2025-59704Entrust 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 an attacker to gain access the the BIOS menu because is has no pas…
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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 an attacker to gain access the the BIOS menu because is has no password.
- CVSS
- 4.6 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- 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-3c73-5g33-8g22
- 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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