CVE-2025-60013
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.6 (v3.1)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- EPSS score
- 0.2% (7th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2025-34635)
- Published
- October 15, 2025
- NVD last modified
- October 8, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2025-34635 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on February 26, 2026.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- f5 / f5os-a
- f5 / f5os-a
Certified products that may be affected
1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- F5OS-A Cryptographic Module - F5, Inc. - FIPS 140 4883 - active
References
- https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000154661(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated October 10, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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