BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-674.
Summary
When a BIG-IP Advanced WAF or BIG-IP ASM Security Policy is configured with a JSON content profile that has a malformed JSON schema, and the security policy is applied to a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the bd process to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F5 | BIG-IP | 17.5.0 to before 17.5.1.3; 17.1.0 to before 17.1.3; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.6.1; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.10.8 | 17.5.1.3, 17.1.3, 16.1.6.1, 15.1.10.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- BIG-IP VendorF5 Affected 17.5.0 to before 17.5.1.3; 17.1.0 to before 17.1.3; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.6.1; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.10.8 Fixed in 17.5.1.3, 17.1.3, 16.1.6.1, 15.1.10.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.0 to before 15.1.10.8; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.6.1; 17.1.0 to before 17.1.3; 17.5.0 to before 17.5.1.3 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1.0 to before 15.1.10.8; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.6.1; 17.1.0 to before 17.1.3; 17.5.0 to before 17.5.1.3 | Vulnerable | F5 |
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.0 to before 15.1.10.8; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.6.1; 17.1.0 to before 17.1.3; 17.5.0 to before 17.5.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.0 to before 15.1.10.8; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.6.1; 17.1.0 to before 17.1.3; 17.5.0 to before 17.5.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
Remediation
- Fix · CNA BIG-IP (F5) Fixed in 17.5.1.3, 17.1.3, 16.1.6.1, 15.1.10.8
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
F5 BIG-IP 15.1.10.8, 16.1.6.1 and 2 more versions
13 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 7 MEDIUM, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-33465 BigIP APM VulnerabilityPriority CRITICAL 99
- TI-2025-38317 TMM vulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2025-38308 BIG-IP SSL/TLS vulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 44
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54858
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g256-87j3-gw89
References
More F5 Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-25230 BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability 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-2023-25231 BIG-IP Configuration utility authenticated SQL injection vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-54858 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-54858 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g256-87j3-gw89 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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