CVE-2025-61960 BIG-IP APM portal access vulnerability
Attackers can cause a denial of service by triggering a null dereference in TMM when per-request policies are configured on BIG-IP APM portal access 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-2025-61960?
CVE-2025-61960 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 15 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When a per-request policy is configured on a BIG-IP APM portal access virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-61960?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2025-61960?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-61960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-61960 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-61960 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-9jmc-924m-6jgc.