VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2025-59697

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-12-02
Last modified2026-08-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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 to escalate privileges by editing the Legacy GRUB bootloader configuration to start a root shell upon boot of the host OS. This is called F06.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Primary references