F5 F5OS-A/F5OS-C Role authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 F5OS-A and F5OS-C. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Role Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-46265. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 F5OS-A and F5OS-C (unknown version) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Role Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

On F5OS, an improper authorization vulnerability exists where remotely authenticated users (LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+) may be authorized with higher privilege F5OS roles. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

The advisory is shared at my.f5.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-46265 since 04/23/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/23/2025 🔍
05/07/2025 +14 days 🔍
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10/22/2025 +168 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K000139503
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-46265 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-46265
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-307949

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2025 20:29
Updated: 10/22/2025 02:50
Changes: 05/07/2025 20:29 (52), 10/22/2025 02:50 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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