CVE•Published 2025-10-15•Modified 2026-10-08•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2025-53856F5 · Big-ip_access_policy_manager

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 74% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-705Incorrect Control Flow Scoping

Description

When a virtual server, network address translation (NAT) object, or secure network address translation (SNAT) object uses the embedded Packet Velocity Acceleration (ePVA) feature, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. To determine which BIG-IP platforms have an ePVA chip refer to K12837: Overview of the ePVA feature https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K12837 . Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Timeline

Published 2025-10-15

Modified 2026-10-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2025-53856

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager"

All exposed F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Big-ip Access Policy Manager"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Big-ip Access Policy Manager" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2025-53856