NVD / CVE Program· CNA f5

CVE-2025-20029: BIG-IP iControl REST and tmsh vulnerability

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 36/100)

Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 7.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 94.3% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Command injection vulnerability exists in iControl REST and BIG-IP TMOS Shell (tmsh) save command, which may allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary system commands. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

HighCVSS 8.7 · v4.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded

BDU:2025-02003

Published: Feb 5, 2025
Updated: Jun 17, 2026
EPSS: 7.1% · 94th percentile
CWE: CWE-78

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Action score

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS: 34 / 40 · 8.7 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 2 / 30 · 7.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: proof of concept
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: —
CNA · f5: 8.8; NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Proof of concept exists, no weaponized module
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Affected systems

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Vendor	Product	CPE
f5	big-ip access policy manager	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager
f5	big-ip advanced firewall manager	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
f5	big-ip advanced web application firewall	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall
f5	big-ip analytics	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics
f5	big-ip application acceleration manager	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager
f5	big-ip application security manager	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager
f5	big-ip application visibility and reporting	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting
f5	big-ip automation toolchain	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_automation_toolchain
f5	big-ip carrier-grade nat	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_carrier-grade_nat
f5	big-ip container ingress services	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_container_ingress_services
f5	big-ip ddos hybrid defender	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender
f5	big-ip domain name system	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system

and 9 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

f5 big-ip access policy manager15.1.0 and later · before 15.1.10.6
f5 big-ip access policy manager16.1.0 and later · before 16.1.5.2
f5 big-ip access policy manager17.1.0 and later · before 17.1.2.1
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager16.1.0 and later · before 16.1.5.2
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager17.1.0 and later · before 17.1.2.1
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager15.1.0 and later · before 15.1.10.6
f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall16.1.0 and later · before 16.1.5.2
f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall15.1.0 and later · before 15.1.10.6
f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall17.1.0 and later · before 17.1.2.1
f5 big-ip analytics16.1.0 and later · before 16.1.5.2
f5 big-ip analytics15.1.0 and later · before 15.1.10.6
f5 big-ip analytics17.1.0 and later · before 17.1.2.1
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager16.1.0 and later · before 16.1.5.2
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager15.1.0 and later · before 15.1.10.6
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager17.1.0 and later · before 17.1.2.1
f5 big-ip application security manager16.1.0 and later · before 16.1.5.2
f5 big-ip application security manager15.1.0 and later · before 15.1.10.6
f5 big-ip application security manager17.1.0 and later · before 17.1.2.1
f5 big-ip application visibility and reporting15.1.0 and later · before 15.1.10.6
f5 big-ip application visibility and reporting16.1.0 and later · before 16.1.5.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (f5). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

F5 BIG-IP
- 17.1.0 and later · before 17.1.2.1affected
- 16.1.0 and later · before 16.1.5.2affected
- 15.1.0 and later · before 15.1.10.6affected

Same product

f5: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2022-1388On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior KEV
99Now
CVE-2021-22986On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, and 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3 KEV
99Now
CVE-2020-5902In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the Traffic Management User InteKEV
99Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2024-41727Aug 14, 2024 · BIG-IP TMM vulnerability
34Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2024-45844Oct 16, 2024 · BIG-IP monitors vulnerability
37Monitor
Later →CVE-2025-20045Feb 5, 2025 · BIG-IP SIP MRF Vulnerability
34Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:22	2025-02-23
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:2	2025-05-01

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

PublishedFeb 5, 2025
First PoCFeb 23, 2025+17 d
TodayNov 7, 2026+640 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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F5 acknowledges Matei "Mal" BadanoiuDeloitte for bringing this issue to our attention and following the highest standards of coordinated disclosure.finder

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

CVE-2025-53868252 days apartBIG-IP SCP and SFTP vulnerability
34Monitor
CVE-2026-34176462 days apartKnowledge Appliance mode iControl REST vulnerability
34Monitor
CVE-2026-42924462 days apartBIG-IP iControl SOAP vulnerability
34Monitor
CVE-2024-21782357 days apartBIG-IP and BIG-IQ secure copy vulnerability
26Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

CVE-2024-45844112 days apartBIG-IP monitors vulnerability
37Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
A low-privileged account is enough.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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

nvd-secondary

Root cause

User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-78 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1const host = req.body.host;
2exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);

Fixed

1const host = req.body.host;
2if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);
3execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000148587

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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