BIG-IP SCP and SFTP vulnerability_CVE-2025-53868

8.7 / 10

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-53868

Source f5

Published Oct 15, 2025 at 13:55

Affected Product

Vendor F5

Product BIG-IP

Version 17.5.0

Affected Versions F5 BIG-IP 17.5.0
F5 BIG-IP 17.1.0
F5 BIG-IP 16.1.0
F5 BIG-IP 15.1.0

CWE Classification

CWE-78

References

my.f5.com /manage/s/article/K000151902

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