CVE-2025-53860

F5OS-A FIPS HSM vulnerability

MEDIUM

4.1

CVSS Score

Published: October 15, 2025 at 03:15 PM UTC

Updated: October 8, 2026 at 11:10 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorF5OS-A· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity

MEDIUM4.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability exists in F5OS-A software that allows a highly privileged authenticated attacker to access sensitive FIPS hardware security module (HSM) information on F5 rSeries systems. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

F5OS-A · F5

95%

1.5.0 ≤ v < 1.5.31.5.1 ≤ v < 1.5.31.8.0 ≤ v < 1.8.3*1.5.0 1.8.0

Affected range stops below 1.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 1.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

f5-r10920-df (environment) · f5-r5920-df (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

R10920-df · F5

95%

R5920-df · F5

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000148625

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: cverecord

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000148625

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.1MEDIUMf5

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-214NVD-CWE-noinfo

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