CVE-2025-24497 BIG-IP PEM vulnerability
Attackers can cause TMM termination via undisclosed requests when URL categorization is enabled on BIG-IP virtual servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-24497?
CVE-2025-24497 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Policy Enforcement Manager, published on 5 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When URL categorization is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause TMM to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24497?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Policy Enforcement Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24497?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-24497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Policy Enforcement Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8253-7fvw-x3gr.