Entrust nShield Connect XC/nShield 5c/nShield HSMi Chassis Management Board improper authentication
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c and nShield HSMi. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Chassis Management Board. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-59695. There is not any exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c and nShield HSMi (unknown version) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Chassis Management Board. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7, allow a user with OS root access to alter firmware on the Chassis Management Board (without Authentication). This is called F04.
The advisory is available at entrust.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-59695 since 09/18/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/02/2025).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Vendor
Name
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/18/2025 CVE reserved12/02/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/02/2025 VulDB entry created
12/02/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: entrust.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2025-59695 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59695
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-334066
Entry
Created: 12/02/2025 15:51Changes: 12/02/2025 15:51 (52)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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