CVE-2025-53856

Oct. 15, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

8.7
High

Description

When a virtual server, network address translation (NAT) object, or secure network address translation (SNAT) object uses the embedded Packet Velocity Acceleration (ePVA) feature, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate.  To determine which BIG-IP platforms have an ePVA chip refer to K12837: Overview of the ePVA feature https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K12837 .  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
F5
  • Bigs Ip
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-705
Incorrect Control Flow Scoping
The product does not properly return control flow to the proper location after it has completed a task or detected an unusual condition.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a f5 bigs_ip / / / / / / / /

References

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000156707

Tags

f5sirt@f5.com
2025-10-15
CVE-2025-53856
CWE-705

CVSS Score

8.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • 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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Timeline

Published: Oct. 15, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 15, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

f5sirt@f5.com

Linked Attack Reports

F5 BIG-IP Source Code Leak Tied to State-Linked Campaigns Using BRICKSTORM Backdoor

A China-linked threat cluster, UNC5221, is actively targeting organizations using F5 BIG-IP following a confirmed breach of F5's internal development data. The stolen data includes portions of BIG-IP source code and vulnerability information, raising the risk of rapid 0-day discovery and weaponizat…
brickstorm
2025-10-24
f5 big-ip
Published: October 24, 2025
Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2025-61882 (CVSS 9.8), CVE-2025-41430 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-46706 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-48008 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-53474 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-53521 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-53856 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-53868 (CVSS 8.5), CVE-2025-54479 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-54854 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-54858 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-55036 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-55669 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-58096 (CVSS 8.2), CVE-2025-58120 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-59478 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-59781 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-60016 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-61938 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-61951 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-61955 (CVSS 8.5), CVE-2025-61960 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-61974 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-57780 (CVSS 8.5), CVE-2025-58071 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-61935 (CVSS 8.7), CVE-2025-61990 (CVSS 8.7)
Downloadable IOCs: 3

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