CVE-2025-59704

MEDIUMNVD 4.64.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.6 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2025-12-02. NVD baseline CVSS 4.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
4.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.6Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 an attacker to gain access the the BIOS menu because is has no password.

CVSS v3
4.6
EG Score
4.6(medium)
EG Risk
52(Attend)
EG Risk 52/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity46% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
18%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 2, 2025

Last Modified

August 26, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 26, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi... · CVE-2025-59704 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3c73-5g33-8g22
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Entrust nShield Connect XC - Multiple Vulnerabilities Leading to Insecure Boot Chain Protections · Advisory · google/security-research · GitHub

https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-59704(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-59704?
CVE-2025-59704 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 (patched in 13.6.12 (LTS) and 13.9.0 (STS)), allow an attacker to gain access the the BIOS menu because is has no password.
When was CVE-2025-59704 disclosed?
CVE-2025-59704 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 2, 2025, with the most recent update on August 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-59704 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-59704 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 81.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-59704?
CVE-2025-59704 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-59704?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-59704, 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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