Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-54479

High

Published: 15 October 2025

Published
15 October 2025
Modified
21 October 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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
EPSS Score 0.0009 25.1th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-54479 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Next Cloud-Native Network Functions. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 25.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

When a classification profile is configured on a virtual server without an HTTP or HTTP/2 profile, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not…

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evaluated.

CWE(s)
CWE-787

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

f5
big-ip next cloud-native network functions
2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1.0 · 1.1.0 — 1.4.0
f5
big-ip next for kubernetes
2.0.0, 2.1.0
f5
big-ip policy enforcement manager
17.5.0 · 15.1.0 — 15.1.10.8 · 16.1.0 — 16.1.6.1 · 17.1.0 — 17.1.3

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-16 Memory Protection
addresses: CWE-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.

References