CVE-2025-36525 BIG-IP APM PingAccess Virtual Server Vulnerability
Attackers can cause TMM termination via undisclosed requests when BIG-IP APM uses a PingAccess profile, requiring a patch.
- 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-2025-36525?
CVE-2025-36525 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 7 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When a BIG-IP APM virtual server is configured to use a PingAccess profile, undisclosed requests can cause TMM to terminate.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36525?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2025-36525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36525 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-2025-36525 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36525 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-f73w-739p-cc9m.