CVE-2025-59698

MEDIUMNVD 6.86.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated

6.8

Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7, might allow a physically proximate attacker to gain access to the EOL legacy bootloader.

CVSS v3: 6.8
EG Score: 6.8(medium)
EPSS: 12.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 2, 2025

Last Modified

December 8, 2025

References (3)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj
cve@mitrehttps://www.entrust.com/use-case/why-use-an-hsm
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-1270

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-29 18:34 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-59698?

CVE-2025-59698 is a medium vulnerability published on December 2, 2025. Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7, might allow a physically proximate attacker to gain access to the EOL legacy bootloader.

When was CVE-2025-59698 disclosed?

CVE-2025-59698 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 2, 2025, with the most recent update on December 8, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-59698 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-59698 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 12.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-59698?

CVE-2025-59698 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-59698?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-59698, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2025-59698

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