CVE-2025-53868 — OS Command Injection in F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection5 documents5 sources
Severity
8.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
22
F5 Big-ipF5 Big-ip Access Policy ManagerF5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager+19 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 15
Latest updateOct 16

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.

CVSS 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

Affected Packages22 packages

▶NVDf5/big-ip_access_policy_manager15.1.0 — 15.1.10.8+3
▶CVEListV5f5/big-ip17.5.0 — 17.5.1+3
▶NVDf5/big-ip_websafe15.1.0 — 15.1.10.8+3
▶NVDf5/big-ip_analytics15.1.0 — 15.1.10.8+3
▶NVDf5/big-ip_edge_gateway15.1.0 — 15.1.10.8+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
BIG-IP SCP and SFTP vulnerability↗2025-10-15
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GHSA
GHSA-p36j-q4xc-rcrv: When running in Appliance mode, a highly privileged authenticated attacker with access to SCP and SFTP may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictio↗2025-10-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
F5
CVE-2025-53868: When running in Appliance mode, a highly privileged authenticated attacker with access to SCP and SFTP may be able to...↗2025-10-15
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Unit42
Threat Brief: Nation-State Actor Steals F5 Source Code and Undisclosed Vulnerabilities↗2025-10-16
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