CVE-2025-53521 is a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) when a specific access policy is configured on a virtual server. Rated 9.8 CVSS Critical, this flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, as confirmed by its inclusion in the KEV catalog and "Hot List" status, generating significant community discussion and media coverage highlighting its reclassification from a DoS to an RCE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.1.0, < 17.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.5.0, < 17.5.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.10.8CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.