CVE-2025-53521 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

When a BIG-IP APM Access Policy is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause TMM to terminate.

Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000156741

History

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		When a BIG-IP APM Access Policy is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause TMM to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Title		BigIP APM Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-770
References		https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000156741
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}` cvssV4_0 `{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: f5

Published: 2025-10-15T13:55:52.694Z

Updated: 2025-10-15T17:27:47.048Z

Reserved: 2025-10-03T23:04:38.083Z

Link: CVE-2025-53521

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-15T15:32:22.317Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-15T14:15:48.377

Modified: 2025-10-15T14:15:48.377

Link: CVE-2025-53521

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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