CVE-2025-48500 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2025-48500

BIG-IP APM VPN web client for macOS vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

A missing file integrity check vulnerability exists on MacOS F5 VPN browser client installer that may allow a local, authenticated attacker with access to the local file system to replace it with a malicious package installer.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • F5 acknowledges Adwiteeya Agrawal of Snapchat, Inc for bringing this issue to our attention and following the highest standards of coordinated disclosure.

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

BIG-IP Edge Client, BIG-IP
Vulnerable Versions:
7.2.4, 17.5.0, 17.1.0, 16.1.0, 15.1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: August 13th, 2025
Last Modified: February 26th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-353

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.