Privilege escalation in Entrust Nshield_5c
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…
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Entrust Nshield_5c
- 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
- Entrust Nshield_hsmi_firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-59697?
- CVE-2025-59697 is a high-severity vulnerability in Entrust Nshield_5c, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2025-12-02.
- How severe is CVE-2025-59697?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.