CVE-2025-60013
F5OS-A FIPS HSM password vulnerability
- Published
- Oct 15, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- f5
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 4.0
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 7.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1- Scalar-Venom-AttackExploit
Exploit and research repository analyzing CVE-2025-60013, a critical HSM initialization vulnerability enabling Bitcoin private key recovery via buffer overflow and shell metacharacter injection in F5OS-A FIPS modules.
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