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CVE-2025-31644

Appliance mode BIG-IP iControl REST and tmsh vulnerability

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-05-07
  • Fixed in17.1.2.2 · 16.1.6 · 15.1.10.7
  • WeaknessCWE-77

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Description

When running in Appliance mode, a command injection vulnerability exists in an undisclosed iControl REST and BIG-IP TMOS Shell (tmsh) command which may allow an authenticated attacker with administrator role privileges to execute arbitrary system commands. 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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-05-0722:04CVE publishedCNA
  2. 2025-05-0722:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
F5 big-ip access policy manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
17.1≥ 17.1.0, < 17.1.2.217.1.2.2
16.1≥ 16.1.0, < 16.1.616.1.6
15.1≥ 15.1.0, < 15.1.10.715.1.10.7
F5 big-ip advanced firewall manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
17.1≥ 17.1.0, < 17.1.2.217.1.2.2
16.1≥ 16.1.0, < 16.1.616.1.6
15.1≥ 15.1.0, < 15.1.10.715.1.10.7
F5 big-ip advanced web application firewall
BranchAffectedFixed in
17.1≥ 17.1.0, < 17.1.2.217.1.2.2
16.1≥ 16.1.0, < 16.1.616.1.6
15.1≥ 15.1.0, < 15.1.10.715.1.10.7

18 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As f5, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • F5 BIG-IPother versions: unknown
    Affected
    • ≥ 17.1.0, < 17.1.2.2fixed in 17.1.2.2custom
    • ≥ 16.1.0, < 16.1.6fixed in 16.1.6custom
    • ≥ 15.1.0, < 15.1.10.7fixed in 15.1.10.7custom

    Not affected ≥ 17.5.0

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-05-07

Fix

  1. Update F5 big-ip access policy manager to 17.1.2.2 · 16.1.6 · 15.1.10.7

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2025-05-07
Last Modified
2026-11-03
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-2mq5-vgx2-cq4h

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-31644?

When running in Appliance mode, a command injection vulnerability exists in an undisclosed iControl REST and BIG-IP TMOS Shell (tmsh) command which may allow an authenticated attacker with administrator role privileges to execute arbitrary system commands. 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.

Is CVE-2025-31644 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2025-31644, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-31644?

CVE-2025-31644 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.7 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

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