CVE-2025-59703 describes a critical physical bypass vulnerability affecting Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi devices up to versions 13.6.11 and 13.7. A physically proximate attacker can access the internal components without leaving tamper evidence by carefully removing the tamper label and screws. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.1 (Critical) due to its high impact on confidentiality and integrity, despite requiring physical access. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 13.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_5c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.7, < 13.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_5c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 13.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_hsmi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.7, < 13.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_hsmi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 13.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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