Entrust nShield Connect XC/nShield 5c/nShield HSMi up to 13.6.11/13.7 Chassis Management Board improper physical access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c and nShield HSMi up to 13.6.11/13.7 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Chassis Management Board. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-59696. The physical device can be targeted for the attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c and nShield HSMi up to 13.6.11/13.7. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Chassis Management Board. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1263. The product is designed with access restricted to certain information, but it does not sufficiently protect against an unauthorized actor with physical access to these areas. As an impact it is known to affect 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 to modify or erase tamper events via the Chassis management board.

The advisory is shared for download at entrust.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-59696 since 09/18/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper physical access control
CWE: CWE-1263 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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
12/03/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: entrust.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-59696 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59696
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-334072

Entryinfo

Created: 12/02/2025 16:10
Updated: 12/03/2025 08:34
Changes: 12/02/2025 16:10 (51), 12/03/2025 08:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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