PT-2025-20304 · F5 · F5Os

Published 2025-05-07 · Updated 2025-10-21 · CVE-2025-36546

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

9.2

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions F5OS (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows access via SSH key-based authentication even after Appliance Mode is enabled, if the root user had previously configured the system to allow such login. An attacker would need to obtain the root user's SSH private key to exploit this.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-36546

Affected Products

F5Os

References · 7

• https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000140574 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36546 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-36546 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1920246382104817672 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvetracker/23306 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/24774 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/139688 · Telegram Post