Vulnerability · Published May 7, 2025 · Assigned by f5
CVE-2025-43878F5OS-A/C CLI vulnerability
Medium 6.0
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in F5OS - Appliance from F5. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
When running in Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker assigned the Administrator or Resource Administrator role may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions utilizing system diagnostics tcpdump command utility on a F5OS-C/A system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| F5 | F5OS - Appliance | 1.5.1 – before 1.8.0 |
| F5 | F5OS - Chassis | 1.6.0 – before 1.8.0 |
Weakness: CWE-149, CWE-1286 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000139502 vendor-advisory