When a virtual server, network address translation (NAT) object, or secure network address translation (SNAT) object uses the embedded Packet Velocity Acceleration (ePVA) feature, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate.  To determine which BIG-IP platforms have an ePVA chip refer to K12837: Overview of the ePVA feature https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K12837 .  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description When a virtual server, network address translation (NAT) object, or secure network address translation (SNAT) object uses the embedded Packet Velocity Acceleration (ePVA) feature, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate.  To determine which BIG-IP platforms have an ePVA chip refer to K12837: Overview of the ePVA feature https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K12837 .  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Title TMM vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-705
References
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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: f5

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-15T17:28:28.656Z

Reserved: 2025-10-03T23:04:37.988Z

Link: CVE-2025-53856

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-15T15:35:44.940Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-15T14:15:48.600

Modified: 2025-10-15T14:15:48.600

Link: CVE-2025-53856

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