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TI-2025-17182 Aliases CVE-2025-23415GHSA-rh2h-7w4m-mhhp

BIG-IP APM Endpoint Inspection vulnerability

Priority LOW 11CWE-345Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.

Summary

An insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability exists in BIG-IP APM Access Policy endpoint inspection that may allow an attacker to bypass endpoint inspection checks for VPN connection initiated thru BIG-IP APM browser network access VPN client for Windows, macOS and Linux. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00139 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed BIG-IP (F5): 17.1.2, 16.1.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
F5BIG-IP17.1.0 to before 17.1.2; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.5; 15.1.0 and later17.1.2, 16.1.5Patch availableCNA
  • BIG-IP VendorF5 Affected 17.1.0 to before 17.1.2; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.5; 15.1.0 and later Fixed in 17.1.2, 16.1.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1.0 to before 15.1.10.6.0.11.6; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.5; 17.1.0 to before 17.1.2VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.0 to before 15.1.10.6.0.11.6; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.5; 17.1.0 to before 17.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA BIG-IP (F5) Fixed in 17.1.2, 16.1.5

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    F5 BIG-IP 16.1.5, 17.1.2

    6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-18070 BIG-IP Advanced WAF/ASM BADoS vulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 45
    • TI-2025-17179 BIG-IP APM access profile vulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2025-16757 BIG-IP PEM VulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 44
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23415
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rh2h-7w4m-mhhp

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-25230 BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01269 Missing authentication in F5 BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05850 Memory corruption in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05845 Server-side request forgery in BIG-IP; BIG-IQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04820 Path traversal in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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