CVE-2025-36546 — F5OS Appliance Mode vulnerability

CVE-2025-36546

F5OS Appliance Mode vulnerability PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
F5 / F5OS - Appliance	affected 1.7.0 before 1.8.0; affected 1.5.1 before 1.5.3
F5 / F5OS - Chassis	affected 1.6.0 before 1.8.0

CWE

CWE-863

References

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000140574

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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