CVE-2025-59699
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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 booting from a USB device with a valid root filesystem. This occurs because of insecure default settings in the Legacy GRUB Bootloader.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2025-12-02 15:15:55.537000
Last modified
2026-11-04 23:10:00.223000
View original CVE JSON
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