CVE-2025-59694

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-59694
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-12-02 15:15:54 UTC
Updated2026-08-26 16:16:21 UTC
DescriptionThe Chassis Management Board in 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)), allows a physically proximate attacker to persistently modify firmware and influence the (insecurely configured) appliance boot process. To exploit this, the attacker must modify the firmware via JTAG or perform an upgrade to the chassis management board firmware. This is called F03.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.8 MEDIUM from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-1274 | n/a | CWE-1274 CWE-1274 Improper Access Control for Volatile Memory Containing Boot Code

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED6.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary6.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Entrust Nshield 5c Firmware All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7gqq-6vwr-4g3v [email protected] github.com
www.entrust.com/knowledgebase/hardware/understanding-nshield-security-advisor... [email protected] www.entrust.com
www.entrust.com/use-case/why-use-an-hsm [email protected] www.entrust.com Product
github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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