CVE-2025-53868

8.7 HIGH
Published: October 15, 2025 Modified: October 21, 2025

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.Β Β Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000151902
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Vendor Advisory

1 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.7 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
25th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

f5