CVE-2025-46265 F5OS vulnerability

High 8.7 Published 7 May 2025 Updated 26 Feb 2026

Remotely authenticated users may gain higher privilege roles due to improper authorization in F5OS.

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-2025-46265?

CVE-2025-46265 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in F5OS - Appliance, published on 7 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

On F5OS, an improper authorization vulnerability exists where remotely authenticated users (LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+) may be authorized with higher privilege F5OS roles. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46265?

It affects 2 products.

Products include F5 F5os-A, F5 F5os-C.

How do I fix CVE-2025-46265?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46265 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-46265 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46265 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5r29-8gxx-9wp7.