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CVE-2025-53868

Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
CWE-78 OS Command Injections
Publication date:
15/10/2025
Last modified:
04/02/2026

Description

When running in Appliance mode, a highly privileged authenticated attacker with access to SCP and SFTP may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions using undisclosed commands.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Impact

Vector 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.50 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Confidentiality (VC): High
Integrity (VI): High
Availability (VA): None
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): None
Availability (SA): None

Base Score 4.0
8.50
Severity 4.0
HIGH
Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.70 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Changed
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x
8.70
Severity 3.x
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_automation_toolchain:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_carrier-grade_nat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_container_ingress_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.1.0 (including) 15.1.10.8 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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