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CVE-2025-43878

F5OS-A/C CLI vulnerability

Severity Score

8.3
*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: F5
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
High
None
Integrity
High
None
Availability
None
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Multiple
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-04-23 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-05-07 CVE Published
  • 2025-05-08 CVE Updated
  • 2025-05-13 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-149: Improper Neutralization of Quoting Syntax
  • CWE-1286: Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000139502 2025-05-07
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
F5
Search vendor "F5"
 F5OS - Appliance
Search vendor "F5" for product "F5OS - Appliance"
 >= 1.5.1 < 1.8.0
Search vendor "F5" for product "F5OS - Appliance" and version " >= 1.5.1 < 1.8.0"
en
Affected
F5
Search vendor "F5"
 F5OS - Chassis
Search vendor "F5" for product "F5OS - Chassis"
 >= 1.6.0 < 1.8.0
Search vendor "F5" for product "F5OS - Chassis" and version " >= 1.6.0 < 1.8.0"
en
Affected