CVE-2025-54858 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF and BIG-IP ASM. It occurs when a security policy with a malformed JSON schema is applied to a virtual server, allowing undisclosed requests to terminate the bd process. Rated as HIGH severity with a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and can lead to high availability impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.1.0, < 17.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.5.0, < 17.5.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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/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
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