CVE-2025-59481 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2025-59481

BIG-IP iControl REST and tmsh vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

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 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.

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

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

BIG-IP
Vulnerable Versions:
17.5.0, 17.1.0, 16.1.0, 15.1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 15th, 2025
Last Modified: February 26th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)