CVE-2025-59694

Published Dec 2, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The 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.

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Description The Chassis Management Board in Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7, 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. The 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.
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Entrust nshield 5c Firmware
Entrust nshield Connect Xc Base
Entrust nshield Connect Xc Base Firmware
Entrust nshield Connect Xc High
Entrust nshield Connect Xc High Firmware
Entrust nshield Connect Xc Mid
Entrust nshield Connect Xc Mid Firmware
Entrust nshield Hsmi Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_5c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_hsmi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_5c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_hsmi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Entrust nshield 5c Firmware
Entrust nshield Connect Xc Base
Entrust nshield Connect Xc Base Firmware
Entrust nshield Connect Xc High
Entrust nshield Connect Xc High Firmware
Entrust nshield Connect Xc Mid
Entrust nshield Connect Xc Mid Firmware
Entrust nshield Hsmi Firmware
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Entrust
Entrust nshield 5c
Entrust nshield Connect Xc
Entrust nshield Hsmi
Vendors & Products Entrust
Entrust nshield 5c
Entrust nshield Connect Xc
Entrust nshield Hsmi
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1274
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Chassis Management Board in Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7, 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.
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