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.
History

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-12-03T14:50:00.869Z

Reserved: 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-59703

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-03T14:49:28.359Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-02T16:15:55.317

Modified: 2025-12-03T15:15:53.760

Link: CVE-2025-59703

cve-icon Redhat

No data.