CVE-2025-59693

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.90% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 57.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-26.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-12-02 00:00Z9 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-26 15:14Z8 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2025-09-18

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

bb2d606c9c2ffedae00cd59f2b3ca45be154068e6249a5123fbb03175d3c9144

• www.entrust.comhttps://www.entrust.com/use-case/why-use-an-hsm
• github.comhttps://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6q4x-m86j-gfwj
• github.comhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3px-xpp5-mpfc
• www.entrust.comhttps://www.entrust.com/knowledgebase/hardware/understanding-nshield-security-advisory-september-2025