CVE-2025-53868

published 2025-10-15

CVE-2025-53868: 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…

high 8.5 CVSS 4.0

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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.

Affected

108 ranges · showing 25

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
f5	big-ip	>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.10.8	15.1.10.8
f5	big-ip	>= 16.1.0 < 16.1.6.1	16.1.6.1
f5	big-ip	>= 17.1.0 < 17.1.3.1	17.1.3.1
f5	big-ip	>= 17.5.0 < 17.5.1	17.5.1
f5	big-ip_aam	—	—
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.10.8	15.1.10.8
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	>= 16.1.0 < 16.1.6.1	16.1.6.1
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	>= 17.1.0 < 17.1.3	17.1.3
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	17.5.0 – 17.5.1	—
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.10.8	15.1.10.8
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	>= 16.1.0 < 16.1.6.1	16.1.6.1
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	>= 17.1.0 < 17.1.3	17.1.3
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	17.5.0 – 17.5.1	—
f5	big-ip_advanced_waf	—	—
f5	big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall	>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.10.8	15.1.10.8
f5	big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall	>= 16.1.0 < 16.1.6.1	16.1.6.1
f5	big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall	>= 17.1.0 < 17.1.3	17.1.3
f5	big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall	17.5.0 – 17.5.1	—
f5	big-ip_afm	—	—
f5	big-ip_analytics	—	—
f5	big-ip_analytics	>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.10.8	15.1.10.8
f5	big-ip_analytics	>= 16.1.0 < 16.1.6.1	16.1.6.1
f5	big-ip_analytics	>= 17.1.0 < 17.1.3	17.1.3
f5	big-ip_analytics	17.5.0 – 17.5.1	—
f5	big-ip_apm	—	—

CWE-78