Authenticated role escalation via external identity mapping
Published May 7, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
Incorrect authorization in F5OS-A and F5OS-C allows remote authenticated users to receive higher-privilege F5OS roles. F5 has not disclosed the authorization locus or the operation that incorrectly maps LDAP, RADIUS, or TACACS+ identities to F5OS roles. Exploitation requires a remote account authenticated through one of those external identity services; the resulting role elevation permits access beyond the account's intended authorization.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect authorization in F5OS-A and F5OS-C allows remote authenticated users to receive higher-privilege F5OS roles. F5 has not disclosed the authorization locus or the operation that incorrectly maps LDAP, RADIUS, or TACACS+ identities to F5OS roles. Exploitation requires a remote account authenticated through one of those external identity services; the resulting role elevation permits access beyond the account's intended authorization.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-46265
- Published
- May 7, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- F5 Networks
- Product
- F5OS-A
- Classifications
- CWE-863, T1078
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.5.1 <1.5.2
- Affected versionversion=1.7.0 <1.8.0
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