CVE-2025-60013

Severity
4.6MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.47%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 15
Latest updateOct 27

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.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages2 packages

NVDf5/f5os-a1.5.11.5.4+1
CVEListV5f5/f5os_-_appliance1.8.01.8.3+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
Apache Tomcat Vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal2025-10-27
GHSA
GHSA-g34m-cm8j-m5gg: When a user attempts to initialize the rSeries FIPS module using a password with special shell metacharacters, the FIPS hardware security module (HSM)2025-10-15
CVEList
F5OS-A FIPS HSM password vulnerability2025-10-15

📋Vendor Advisories

1
F5
CVE-2025-60013: When a highly-privileged, authenticated attacker attempts to initialize the rSeries FIPS module using a password with...2025-10-15
CVE-2025-60013 (MEDIUM CVSS 4.6) | When a highly-privileged | cvebase.io