CVE-2025-53860 F5OS-A FIPS HSM vulnerability

Medium 5.6 Published 15 Oct 2025 Updated 16 Oct 2025

A highly privileged attacker can access sensitive FIPS HSM information on F5 rSeries systems running F5OS-A.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-53860?

CVE-2025-53860 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5OS - Appliance, published on 15 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-214

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53860?

It affects 1 product.

Products include F5 F5os-A.

How do I fix CVE-2025-53860?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53860 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-53860 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53860 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8823-9q64-85pj.