Entrust nShield Connect XC/nShield 5c/nShield HSMi up to 13.6.11/13.7 Recovery Partition data authenticity

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c and nShield HSMi up to 13.6.11/13.7. This impacts an unknown function of the component Recovery Partition. The manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-59700. An attack on the physical device is feasible. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c and nShield HSMi up to 13.6.11/13.7. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Recovery Partition. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-345. The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7, allow a physically proximate attacker with root access to modify the Recovery Partition (because of a lack of integrity protection).

The advisory is shared for download at entrust.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-59700 since 09/18/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-200254). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Data authenticity
CWE: CWE-345
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/18/2025 CVE reserved
12/02/2025 +75 days Advisory disclosed
12/02/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/07/2026 +36 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: entrust.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-59700 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59700
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-334068
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/02/2025 16:09
Updated: 01/07/2026 10:12
Changes: 12/02/2025 16:09 (51), 12/04/2025 11:17 (2), 12/08/2025 21:17 (11), 01/07/2026 10:12 (1)
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