CVE-2025-59481: F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

High severity, CVSS 8.7. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

  • F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Analytics: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Visibility And Reporting: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Automation Toolchain: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Carrier-Grade Nat: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Ddos Hybrid Defender: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Domain Name System: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Link Controller: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1.0.8 (fixed in 15.1.1.0.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.1.0.8 (fixed in 15.1.1.0.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Webaccelerator: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1
  • F5 BIG-IP Websafe: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.8 (fixed in 15.1.10.8); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.6.1 (fixed in 16.1.6.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.3 (fixed in 17.1.3); from 17.5.0, up to and including 17.5.1

Published 2025-10-15. Last modified 2026-10-08.