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CVE-2025-54500· NVD / CVE Program· CNA f5

HTTP/2 Vulnerability

An HTTP/2 implementation flaw allows a denial-of-service (DoS) that uses malformed HTTP/2 control frames in order to break the max concurrent streams limit (HTTP/2 MadeYouReset Attack).  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

MediumCVSS 6.9 · v4.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Aug 13, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 40th percentile
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Action score

27

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.9 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · f5
5.3
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

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

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

Affected systems

VendorProduct
f5big-ip access policy manager
f5big-ip advanced firewall manager
f5big-ip advanced web application firewall
f5big-ip analytics
f5big-ip application acceleration manager
f5big-ip application security manager
f5big-ip application visibility and reporting
f5big-ip automation toolchain
f5big-ip carrier-grade nat
f5big-ip container ingress services
f5big-ip ddos hybrid defender
f5big-ip domain name system

and 14 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 manager17.5.0 and later · before 17.5.1.2
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager17.1.0 and later · before 17.1.3
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager16.1.0 and later · before 16.1.6.1
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager15.1.0 and later · before 15.1.10.8
  • f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager17.5.0 and later · before 17.5.1.2
  • f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager15.1.0 and later · before 15.1.10.8
  • f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager16.1.0 and later · before 16.1.6.1
  • f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager17.1.0 and later · before 17.1.3
  • f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall17.5.0 and later · before 17.5.1.2
  • f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall17.1.0 and later · before 17.1.3
  • f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall16.1.0 and later · before 16.1.6.1
  • f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall15.1.0 and later · before 15.1.10.8
  • f5 big-ip analytics17.5.0 and later · before 17.5.1.2
  • f5 big-ip analytics15.1.0 and later · before 15.1.10.8
  • f5 big-ip analytics16.1.0 and later · before 16.1.6.1
  • f5 big-ip analytics17.1.0 and later · before 17.1.3
  • f5 big-ip application acceleration manager17.1.0 and later · before 17.1.3
  • f5 big-ip application acceleration manager15.1.0 and later · before 15.1.10.8
  • f5 big-ip application acceleration manager17.5.0 and later · before 17.5.1.2
  • f5 big-ip application acceleration manager16.1.0 and later · before 16.1.6.1

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

    • 17.5.0 and lateraffected
    • 17.1.0 and lateraffected
    • 16.1.0 and lateraffected
    • 15.1.0 and lateraffected

  • F5 BIG-IP Next

    • 20.3.0 and lateraffected

  • F5 BIG-IP Next CNF

    • 2.0.0 and lateraffected
    • 1.1.0 and lateraffected

  • F5 BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes

    • 2.0.0 and lateraffected

  • F5 BIG-IP Next SPK

    • 2.0.0 and lateraffected
    • 1.7.0 and lateraffected

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
  • CVE-2023-46747BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerabilityKEV
    98Now
  • CVE-2021-22991On 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
    87Now
  • CVE-2026-94127BIG-IP APM OAuth vulnerabilityKEV
    68This week

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

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

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

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

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

Chain candidates

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

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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.
  • No account or password is required.
  • 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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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

Attack context

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

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Change log

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

References

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

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