CVE-2025-53868

high-risk
Published 2025-10-15

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.05% 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 8.7/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

F5

References (1)

Vendor Advisory https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000151902
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 20/34 · Moderate