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High · 8.7 Public exploit CVE-2025-31644 EUVD-2025-13936GHSA-2mq5-vgx2-cq4h

Appliance mode BIG-IP iControl REST and tmsh vulnerability

Published May 7, 2025 · Updated Nov 3, 2026 · Assigned by f5

Vendor: F5 Product: BIG-IP Category: Network devices

Description

When running in Appliance mode, a command injection vulnerability exists in an undisclosed iControl REST and BIG-IP TMOS Shell (tmsh) command which may allow an authenticated attacker with administrator role privileges to execute arbitrary system commands. A successful exploit can allow the attacker to cross a security boundary.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
F5 BIG-IP 17.1.0 – < 17.1.2.2, 16.1.0 – < 16.1.6, 15.1.0 – < 15.1.10.7 17.1.2.2

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

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