CVE-2025-60013

F5OS-A FIPS HSM password vulnerability

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS Score

Published: October 15, 2025 at 01:55 PM UTC

Updated: October 8, 2026 at 12:10 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorF5OS-A

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Severity

MEDIUM4.6

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

When a user attempts to initialize the rSeries FIPS module using a password with special shell metacharacters, the FIPS hardware security module (HSM) may fail to initialize. 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 < 1.5.41.5.1 ≤ v < 1.5.41.8.0 ≤ v < 1.8.3*1.5.0 1.8.0

Affected range stops below 1.5.4, 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

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/K000154661

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: cverecord

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000154661

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

4.6MEDIUMf5

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-78

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