F5 BIG-IP up to 15.1.10/16.1.6/17.1.2/17.5.1 Appliance Mode os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 15.1.10/16.1.6/17.1.2/17.5.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Appliance Mode. Such manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-53868. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP up to 15.1.10/16.1.6/17.1.2/17.5.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Appliance Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

When running in Appliance mode, a highly privileged authenticated attacker with access to SCP and SFTP may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions using undisclosed commands.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

The advisory is available at my.f5.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-53868 since 10/04/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/30/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 270606 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP SCP and SFTP vulnerability (K000151902)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 15.1.10.8, 16.1.6.1, 17.1.3 or 17.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (270606) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2310). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • F5 F5OS
  • F5 BIG-IP

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 270606
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP SCP and SFTP vulnerability (K000151902)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 15.1.10.8/16.1.6.1/17.1.3/17.5.1

Timelineinfo

10/04/2025 CVE reserved
10/15/2025 +11 days Advisory disclosed
10/15/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/30/2026 +166 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K000151902
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-53868 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-53868
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328694
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2310 - F5 BIG-IP und F5OS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2025 16:19
Updated: 03/30/2026 11:30
Changes: 10/15/2025 16:19 (77), 10/17/2025 06:10 (2), 10/22/2025 05:40 (11), 02/05/2026 00:34 (4), 03/30/2026 11:30 (7)
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