[Vulnerability Alert] Critical Security Vulnerability in F5 Operating System (CVE-2025-46265)

publish date : 2025-05-12 update date : 2025-05-12

Source: Ministry of education information & communication security contingency platform

Publication Number TACERT-ANA-2025050901050909 Publication Time 2025/05/09 13:17
Incident Type ANA-Vulnerability Alert Discovery Time 2025/05/09 13:17
Impact Level Low  
[Subject]
[Vulnerability Alert] Critical Security Vulnerability in F5 Operating System (CVE-2025-46265)
[Content]
Forwarded from TWCERTCC-200-202505-00000005

F5, a provider of multi-cloud application services and security, has announced a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-46265, CVSS 3.x: 8.8). This vulnerability is caused by improper authorization in the F5 operating system (F5OS), which may allow a remote authenticated user to be assigned an F5OS role with elevated privileges.

Information Sharing Level: WHITE (Information content can be publicly disclosed)
[Affected Platform]
F5OS-A 1.x (vulnerable version: 1.5.1)
F5OS-C 1.x (vulnerable versions: 1.6.0 to 1.6.2)
[Recommended Actions]
Update to one of the following patched versions:
F5OS-A 1.8.0
F5OS-A 1.5.2
F5OS-C 1.8.0
[Reference]
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-169-10101-1e308-1.html
(This notification is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a cybersecurity incident).
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