Medium severity · published Oct 15, 2025
CVE-2025-53860
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…
4.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
F5
F5os-a · F5
1.5.1 before 1.5.3; 1.8.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53860
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53860
Vendor Advisory
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000148625
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