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                "category": "legal_disclaimer",
                "text": "The Netherlands Cyber Security Center (henceforth: NCSC-NL) maintains this portal to enhance access to its information and vulnerabilities. The use of this information is subject to the following terms and conditions:\n\nThe vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal are gathered by NCSC-NL from a variety of open sources, which the user can retrieve from other platforms. NCSC-NL makes every reasonable effort to ensure that the content of this portal is kept up to date, and that it is accurate and complete. Nevertheless, NCSC-NL cannot entirely rule out the possibility of errors, and therefore cannot give any warranty in respect of its completeness, accuracy or real-time keeping up-to-date. NCSC-NL does not control nor guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information obtained from these external sources. The vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal are intended solely for the convenience of professional parties to take appropriate measures to manage the risks posed to the cybersecurity. No rights can be derived from the information provided therein.\n\nNCSC-NL and the Kingdom of the Netherlands assume no legal liability or responsibility for any damage resulting from either the use or inability of use of the vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal. This includes damage resulting from the inaccuracy of incompleteness of the information contained in it.\nThe information on this page is subject to Dutch law. All disputes related to or arising from the use of this portal regarding the disclosure of vulnerabilities will be submitted to the competent court in The Hague. This choice of means also applies to the court in summary proceedings."
            }
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        "title": "CVE-2025-60013",
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                    "date": "2025-10-15T12:47:30.002181Z",
                    "number": "1",
                    "summary": "CVE created.| Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| Products created (2).| Product Threats created (2).| Products connected (1).| CWES updated (1)."
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                    "date": "2025-10-15T12:47:38.306206Z",
                    "number": "2",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score created."
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                    "date": "2025-10-15T14:29:10.869892Z",
                    "number": "3",
                    "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| References created (1).| CWES updated (1)."
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                    "date": "2025-10-15T14:29:12.829625Z",
                    "number": "4",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                    "date": "2025-10-15T14:39:22.603635Z",
                    "number": "5",
                    "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| Products connected (2).| References created (1).| CWES updated (1)."
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                    "date": "2025-10-15T14:39:30.248849Z",
                    "number": "6",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                    "date": "2025-10-15T15:24:30.903782Z",
                    "number": "7",
                    "summary": "Source connected.| CVE status created. (valid)"
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                    "date": "2025-10-15T15:35:36.793341Z",
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                    "number": "9",
                    "summary": "Source connected.| CVE status created. (valid)"
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                    "number": "10",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                    "date": "2025-10-16T09:05:47.163391Z",
                    "number": "11",
                    "summary": "Source connected.| CVE status created. (valid)| Products connected (2).| References created (4)."
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                    "date": "2025-10-16T09:05:49.256762Z",
                    "number": "12",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                    "date": "2025-10-16T13:18:25.596388Z",
                    "number": "13",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                    "date": "2025-10-16T14:14:42.519937Z",
                    "number": "14",
                    "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| EPSS created."
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                    "date": "2025-10-16T14:14:52.085372Z",
                    "number": "15",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                    "date": "2025-10-21T05:17:59.992877Z",
                    "number": "16",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                {
                    "date": "2025-10-22T21:25:22.107977Z",
                    "number": "17",
                    "summary": "Products connected (2).| Product Identifiers created (2)."
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                    "date": "2025-10-22T21:25:25.930273Z",
                    "number": "18",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                    "date": "2026-01-15T08:21:39.303156Z",
                    "number": "19",
                    "summary": "Manual regenerated (CSAFs rebuild product/vendor naming update)."
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                {
                    "date": "2026-01-31T01:18:14.811226Z",
                    "number": "20",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                    "number": "21",
                    "summary": "Description removed for source.| Description created for source.| Products connected (1).| Product Identifiers created (1).| Products removed (1)."
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                    "date": "2026-02-03T01:24:47.947232Z",
                    "number": "22",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                {
                    "date": "2026-02-03T01:39:09.907965Z",
                    "number": "23",
                    "summary": "Description removed for source.| Description created for source.| Unknown change."
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                    "summary": "CVSS updated."
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                    "number": "25",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                    "number": "26",
                    "summary": "CVSS updated."
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                    "date": "2026-02-04T20:39:00.290549Z",
                    "number": "27",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                    "date": "2026-02-14T07:28:34.683234Z",
                    "number": "28",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                    "date": "2026-02-27T14:18:39.326879Z",
                    "number": "29",
                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                    "date": "2026-03-19T20:44:53.189649Z",
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                    "date": "2026-03-20T13:59:53.093679Z",
                    "number": "32",
                    "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| Products connected (2).| Product Identifiers created (2).| References created (1).| CWES updated (1)."
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                    "date": "2026-03-30T10:05:54.032285Z",
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                    "summary": "NCSC Score updated."
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                    "date": "2026-04-01T06:05:55.362923Z",
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                    "date": "2026-04-01T06:05:57.855067Z",
                    "number": "37",
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                    "category": "description",
                    "text": "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.",
                    "title": "f5 - https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000154661"
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                {
                    "category": "description",
                    "text": "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.",
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                {
                    "category": "description",
                    "text": "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.",
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                {
                    "category": "description",
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                    "category": "external",
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                    "category": "external",
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                },
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                    "category": "external",
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                    "category": "external",
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                    "category": "external",
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                    "url": "https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000154696"
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                    "category": "external",
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                    "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog"
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                    "category": "external",
                    "summary": "Reference - certbundde",
                    "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53521"
                },
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                    "category": "external",
                    "summary": "Reference - certbundde",
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                    "details": "This vulnerability may allow an authenticated attacker with the Admin or Resource Admin role to execute arbitrary system commands when initializing the FIPS HSM. This may allow an attacker to create or delete files, disable services, or bypass Appliance Mode. There is no data plane exposure; this is a control plane issue only.",
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}