CVE-2025-20029 BIG-IP iControl REST and tmsh vulnerability
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary system commands via the iControl REST and tmsh save command in F5 BIG-IP.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20029?
CVE-2025-20029 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 5 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Command injection vulnerability exists in iControl REST and BIG-IP TMOS Shell (tmsh) save command, which may allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary system commands.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20029?
It affects 21 products.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager and 15 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20029?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2025-20029 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-20029 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
- CVE-2023-46747 F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication
- CVE-2021-22986 F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-22991 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2020-5902 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mhcp-fqhx-3jmp.