CVE-2025-43878

low-risk
Published 2025-05-07

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.14% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.0/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

F5Os-A
F5Os-C

Affected Vendors

F5

References (1)

Vendor Advisory https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000139502
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low-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low