CVE-2025-23415 (GCVE-0-2025-23415)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-02-05 17:31 – Updated: 2025-02-12 20:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
BIG-IP APM Endpoint Inspection vulnerability
Summary
An insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability exists in BIG-IP APM Access Policy endpoint inspection that may allow an attacker to bypass endpoint inspection checks for VPN connection initiated thru BIG-IP APM browser network access VPN client for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-05 18:34 UTC
CWE
- CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000139656 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2025-02-05 15:00
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