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TI-2025-37161 Aliases CVE-2025-59700GHSA-qmq3-q8h7-g3v7

Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7…

Priority HIGH 67CWE-345Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.

Summary

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)), allow a physically proximate attacker with root access to modify the Recovery Partition (because of a lack of integrity protection).

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.002 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_5c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.6.12; 13.7 to before 13.9.0VulnerableEntrust Corporation
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_5c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onEntrust Corporation
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_hsmi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.6.12; 13.7 to before 13.9.0VulnerableEntrust Corporation
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_hsmi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onEntrust Corporation
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.6.12; 13.7 to before 13.9.0VulnerableEntrust Corporation
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onEntrust Corporation
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.6.12; 13.7 to before 13.9.0VulnerableEntrust Corporation
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onEntrust Corporation
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.6.12; 13.7 to before 13.9.0VulnerableEntrust Corporation
cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onEntrust Corporation
  • cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_5c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.6.12; 13.7 to before 13.9.0 Vulnerable ·Entrust Corporation
  • cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_5c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Entrust Corporation
  • cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_hsmi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.6.12; 13.7 to before 13.9.0 Vulnerable ·Entrust Corporation
  • cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_hsmi:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Entrust Corporation
  • cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.6.12; 13.7 to before 13.9.0 Vulnerable ·Entrust Corporation
  • cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Entrust Corporation
  • cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.6.12; 13.7 to before 13.9.0 Vulnerable ·Entrust Corporation
  • cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Entrust Corporation
  • cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.6.12; 13.7 to before 13.9.0 Vulnerable ·Entrust Corporation
  • cpe:2.3:h:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Entrust Corporation

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-59700
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qmq3-q8h7-g3v7

References

Exploit 1

Other 3

  • TI-2025-37154 The Chassis Management Board in Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-37164 Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2025-37165 Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-37163 Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2025-37158 Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2025-37166 Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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