CVE-2025-46265

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000139503	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:f5:f5os-a:1.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:f5:f5os-c::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-05-07 22:15

Updated : 2025-10-21 18:01

NVD link : CVE-2025-46265

Mitre link : CVE-2025-46265

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-46265

JSON object : View

Products Affected

f5

f5os-a
f5os-c

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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