Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Encrypted storage of sensitive data
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| Impact | CVSS score of 4.1 (MEDIUM). |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 15, 2026
Entrust nShield Connect XC, nShield 5c, and nShield HSMi through 13.6.11, or 13.7, allow a physically proximate attacker (with elevated privileges) to read and modify the Appliance SSD contents (because they are unencrypted).
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This vulnerability is classified as Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information (CWE-312).
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Severity by source
AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: mitre
Lifecycle Timeline
2Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-59701 presents moderate security risk, a cleartext storage vulnerability rated CVSS 4.1. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict endpoint access, redact sensitive data in logs.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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