CVE-2025-36546
published 2025-05-07CVE-2025-36546: On an F5OS system, if the root user had previously configured the system to allow login via SSH key-based authentication, and then enabled Appliance Mode…
PriorityP354high8.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.37%
29.3th percentile
On an F5OS system, if the root user had previously configured the system to allow login via SSH key-based authentication, and then enabled Appliance Mode; access via SSH key-based authentication is still allowed. For an attacker to exploit this vulnerability they must obtain the root user's SSH private key.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| f5 | f5os | — | — |
| f5 | f5os-a | — | — |
| f5 | f5os-a | >= 1.5.1 < 1.5.3 | 1.5.3 |
| f5 | f5os-c | — | — |
| f5 | f5os-c | 1.6.0 – 1.6.2 | — |
| f5 | f5os_appliance | >= 1.5.1 < 1.5.3 | 1.5.3 |
| f5 | f5os_appliance | >= 1.7.0 < 1.8.0 | 1.8.0 |
| f5 | f5os_chassis | >= 1.6.0 < 1.8.0 | 1.8.0 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv4.09.2CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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:X
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F5
CVE-2025-36546: On an F5OS system, if the root user had previously configured the system to allow login via SSH key-based authenticat...
vendor_f5·2025-05-07·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2025-36546 [CRITICAL] CWE-863 CVE-2025-36546: On an F5OS system, if the root user had previously configured the system to allow login via SSH key-based authenticat...
CVE-2025-36546: On an F5OS system, if the root user had previously configured the system to allow login via SSH key-based authenticat...
On an F5OS system, if the root user had previously configured the system to allow login via SSH key-based authentication, and then enabled Appliance Mode; access via SSH key-based authentication is still allowed. For an attacker to exploit this vulnerability they must obtain the root user's SSH private key.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Affected Products: F5OS, F5OS-A, F5OS-C
Affected Versions: 1.5.1 - 1.5.3; 1.6.0 - 1.6.2
F5 Advisory Articles: K000140574
F5 References: https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000140574
GHSA
GHSA-58w9-v93f-h76h: On an F5OS system, if the root user had previously configured the system to allow login via SSH key-based authentication, and then enabled Appliance M
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-05-08
CVE-2025-36546 [CRITICAL] CWE-863 GHSA-58w9-v93f-h76h: On an F5OS system, if the root user had previously configured the system to allow login via SSH key-based authentication, and then enabled Appliance M
On an F5OS system, if the root user had previously configured the system to allow login via SSH key-based authentication, and then enabled Appliance Mode; access via SSH key-based authentication is still allowed. For an attacker to exploit this vulnerability they must obtain the root user's SSH private key.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
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2025-05-07
Published