CVE-2025-59703

Published Dec 2, 2025

Last updated 3 months ago

Overview

Description
Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7, allow a Physically Proximate Attacker to access the internal components of the appliance, without leaving tamper evidence. To exploit this, the attacker needs to remove the tamper label and all fixing screws from the device without damaging it. This is called an F14 attack.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
nshield_5c_firmware, nshield_hsmi_firmware, nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware, nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware, nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
9.1
Impact score
5.2
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity
CRITICAL

Weaknesses

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE-284

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations