What is CVE-2025-59481?

CVE-2025-59481 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-ip, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2025-10-15.

How severe is CVE-2025-59481?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-59481 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in F5 Big-ip

CVE-2025-59481

A vulnerability exists in an undisclosed iControl REST and BIG-IP TMOS Shell (tmsh) command that may allow an authenticated attacker with at least resource administrator role to execute arbitrary system commands with higher privileges. A…

EPSS: 0.001 (19.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

F5 Big-ip — versions 17.5.0, 17.1.0, 16.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-250

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000156642 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-59481?: CVE-2025-59481 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-ip, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2025-10-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-59481?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-59481 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.