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CVE-2025-59694

VendorentrustProductnshield 5c firmware, nshield connect xc base firmware, nshield connect xc high firmware, nshield connect xc mid firmware, nshield hsmi firmwareDiscoveredDec 2, 2025UpdatedAug 26, 2026

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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CVSS v3.1
6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.32%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 23, 2026
▲ 0.05pp
0.27% → 0.32% over 4 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorPHYSICAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
6 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Dec 2, 2025
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Aug 26, 2026