CVE-2025-59700 Security feature bypass in n/a
A physically proximate attacker with root access can bypass integrity protections to modify the Recovery Partition on nShield HSMs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-59700?
CVE-2025-59700 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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 with root access to modify the Recovery Partition (because of a lack of integrity protection).
Weakness: CWE-345
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59700?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Entrust Nshield 5c Firmware, Entrust Nshield Connect Xc Base Firmware, Entrust Nshield Connect Xc High Firmware, Entrust Nshield Connect Xc Mid Firmware, Entrust Nshield Hsmi Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2025-59700?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-59700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-59700 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-59700 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2025-59693 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2025-59695 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 user
- CVE-2025-59703 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2025-59704 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2025-59697 Privilege escalation in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmq3-q8h7-g3v7.