CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-59705

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7, allow a Physically Proximate Attacker to Escalate Privileges by enabling the USB interface through chassis probe insertion during system boot, aka "Unauthorized Reactivation of the USB interface" or F01.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available
nshield 5c firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 13.7, < 13.9.0Fixed in:13.9.0CVE-2025-59705derived from NVD
nshield connect xc base firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 13.7, < 13.9.0Fixed in:13.9.0CVE-2025-59705derived from NVD
nshield connect xc high firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 13.7, < 13.9.0Fixed in:13.9.0CVE-2025-59705derived from NVD
nshield connect xc mid firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 13.7, < 13.9.0Fixed in:13.9.0CVE-2025-59705derived from NVD
nshield hsmi firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 13.7, < 13.9.0Fixed in:13.9.0CVE-2025-59705derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorPhysical
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days
18thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 18% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1
Product1

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2022-24637Critical9.899%-Fix
CVE-2017-5689Critical9.892%KEVFix
CVE-2020-3243Critical9.888%--
CVE-2024-21888High8.887%--
CVE-2022-0441Critical9.885%-Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-12-08.