Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 2, 2025· Updated Aug 26, 2026

CVE-2025-59703

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 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.

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Affected products

Entrust/Nshield 5c Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_5c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <13.6.12
Entrust/Nshield Connect Xc Base Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_base_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <13.6.12
Entrust/Nshield Connect Xc High Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_high_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <13.6.12
Entrust/Nshield Connect Xc Mid Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_connect_xc_mid_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <13.6.12
Entrust/Nshield Hsmi Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:entrust:nshield_hsmi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <13.6.12
Entrust/nShield Connect XCcpe-rescue2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <=13.6.11, <=13.7
Entrust/nShield 5cllm-fuzzy
Range: <=13.6.11, <=13.7
Entrust/nShield HSMillm-fuzzy
Range: <=13.6.11, <=13.7

Patches

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References

github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwjnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
www.entrust.com/use-case/why-use-an-hsmnvdProduct
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h78c-68qv-3qg9nvd
www.entrust.com/knowledgebase/hardware/understanding-nshield-security-advisory-september-2025nvd

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