CVE-2025-59697
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-12-02
Last updated on: 2025-12-08
Assigner: MITRE
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| entrust | nshield_5c_firmware | From 13.7 (inc) to 13.9.0 (inc) |
| entrust | nshield_5c | * |
| entrust | nshield_hsmi_firmware | From 13.7 (inc) to 13.9.0 (inc) |
| entrust | nshield_hsmi | * |
| entrust | nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware | From 13.7 (inc) to 13.9.0 (inc) |
| entrust | nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware | From 13.7 (inc) to 13.9.0 (inc) |
| entrust | nshield_connect_xc_base | * |
| entrust | nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware | From 13.7 (inc) to 13.9.0 (inc) |
| entrust | nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware | From 13.7 (inc) to 13.9.0 (inc) |
| entrust | nshield_connect_xc_mid | * |
| entrust | nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware | From 13.7 (inc) to 13.9.0 (inc) |
| entrust | nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware | From 13.7 (inc) to 13.9.0 (inc) |
| entrust | nshield_connect_xc_high | * |
| entrust | nshield_5c_firmware | From 13.7 (inc) to 13.9.0 (inc) |
| entrust | nshield_hsmi_firmware | From 13.7 (inc) to 13.9.0 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-269 | The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. |
| CWE-284 | The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability affects Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi devices up to versions 13.6.11 and 13.7. A physically proximate attacker can exploit it by editing the Legacy GRUB bootloader configuration to start a root shell when the host operating system boots. This allows the attacker to escalate their privileges on the system.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability allows a physically proximate attacker to gain root-level access to the host operating system by modifying the bootloader configuration. This privilege escalation can lead to full control over the affected device, potentially compromising sensitive cryptographic operations and data protected by the Entrust nShield hardware security modules.