PT-2025-48694 · Entrust · Entrust Nshield Connect Xc+2

Published 2025-12-02 · Updated 2025-12-08 · CVE-2025-59697

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Entrust nShield Connect XC versions through 13.6.11 Entrust nShield 5c versions through 13.6.11 Entrust nShield HSMi versions through 13.6.11 Entrust nShield Connect XC version 13.7 Entrust nShield 5c version 13.7 Entrust nShield HSMi version 13.7

Description A physically proximate attacker can escalate privileges by modifying the Legacy GRUB bootloader configuration. This modification allows the attacker to initiate a root shell upon booting the host operating system. This issue is identified as F06.

Recommendations Entrust nShield Connect XC versions through 13.6.11: Secure the Legacy GRUB bootloader configuration to prevent unauthorized modifications. Entrust nShield 5c versions through 13.6.11: Secure the Legacy GRUB bootloader configuration to prevent unauthorized modifications. Entrust nShield HSMi versions through 13.6.11: Secure the Legacy GRUB bootloader configuration to prevent unauthorized modifications. Entrust nShield Connect XC version 13.7: Secure the Legacy GRUB bootloader configuration to prevent unauthorized modifications. Entrust nShield 5c version 13.7: Secure the Legacy GRUB bootloader configuration to prevent unauthorized modifications. Entrust nShield HSMi version 13.7: Secure the Legacy GRUB bootloader configuration to prevent unauthorized modifications.

Exploit

Fix

LPE

Improper Access Control

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-59697

GHSA-6Q4X-M86J-GFWJ

Affected Products

Entrust Nshield 5C

Entrust Nshield Connect Xc

Entrust Nshield Hsmi

References · 8

• 🔥 https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59697 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59697 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/38679 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/145174 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1996014071913537702 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1995876185247531509 · Twitter Post
• https://entrust.com/use-case/why-use-an-hsm · Note