CVE-2025-59697

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.2 HIGH
PHYSICAL
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CISA-ADPADP
7.2 HIGH
PHYSICAL
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 7%
VendorProductVersion
entrustnshield_5c_firmware
𝑥
< 13.6.12
entrustnshield_5c_firmware
13.7 ≤
𝑥
< 13.9.0
entrustnshield_hsmi_firmware
𝑥
< 13.6.12
entrustnshield_hsmi_firmware
13.7 ≤
𝑥
< 13.9.0
entrustnshield_connect_xc_base_firmware
𝑥
< 13.6.12
entrustnshield_connect_xc_base_firmware
13.7 ≤
𝑥
< 13.9.0
entrustnshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware
𝑥
< 13.6.12
entrustnshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware
13.7 ≤
𝑥
< 13.9.0
entrustnshield_connect_xc_high_firmware
𝑥
< 13.6.12
entrustnshield_connect_xc_high_firmware
13.7 ≤
𝑥
< 13.9.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj
https://www.entrust.com/use-case/why-use-an-hsm
https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj