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Description

A vulnerability exists in an undisclosed iControl REST and BIG-IP TMOS Shell (tmsh) command that may allow an authenticated attacker with at least resource administrator role to execute arbitrary system commands with higher privileges.  A successful exploit can allow the attacker to cross a security boundary.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-10-06 | Published 2025-10-15 | Updated 2025-10-16 | Assigner f5




HIGH: 8.7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Appliance Mode

HIGH: 8.5CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

MEDIUM: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Non-Appliance Mode

Problem types

CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

Product status

Default status
unknown

17.5.0 before 17.5.1.3
affected

17.1.0 before 17.1.3
affected

16.1.0 before 16.1.6.1
affected

15.1.0 before 15.1.10.8
affected

Credits

F5 finder

References

my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000156642 vendor-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2025-59481)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-59481)

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