CVE-2025-60013
F5OS-A FIPS HSM password vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.6 Medium
- Published
- Oct 15, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 3, 2025
Description
When a highly-privileged, authenticated attacker attempts to initialize the rSeries FIPS module using a password with special shell metacharacters, arbitrary system commands may be executed, and the FIPS hardware security module (HSM) may fail to initialize. A successful exploit can allow the attacker to cross a security boundary. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4.6 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | f5 |
| 3.1 | 4.6 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | f5 |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
F5OS - ApplianceF5 |
|
References
- https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000154661vendor-advisory
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