CVE-2025-36546CWE-863

F5OS Appliance Mode vulnerability

Critical · published May 7, 2025

CVSS v4.0
9.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

On an F5OS system, if the root user had previously configured the system to allow login via SSH key-based authentication, and then enabled Appliance Mode; access via SSH key-based authentication is still allowed. For an attacker to exploit this vulnerability they must obtain the root user's SSH private key.

Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
9.2 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00439 · 37.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2025-05-07T22:04Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 MAY 22:04Z
    F5OS Appliance Mode vulnerability
    cvelistv5