CVE-2025-59705 describes a privilege escalation 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 exploit this by inserting a chassis probe during boot to reactivate the USB interface. Rated 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), this attack requires physical access but is low complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or evidence of active exploitation, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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