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Description

On an F5OS system, if the root user had previously configured the system to allow login via SSH key-based authentication, and then enabled Appliance Mode; access via SSH key-based authentication is still allowed. For an attacker to exploit this vulnerability they must obtain the root user's SSH private key.   Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-04-23 | Published 2025-05-07 | Updated 2025-05-08 | Assigner f5




HIGH: 8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CRITICAL: 9.2CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Product status

Default status
unknown

1.7.0 (custom) before 1.8.0
affected

1.5.1 (custom) before 1.5.3
affected

Default status
unknown

1.6.0 (custom) before 1.8.0
affected

Credits

F5 finder

References

my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000140574 vendor-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2025-36546)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-36546)

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