Authenticated file read and modification via path validation
Published Oct 15, 2025 · Updated Oct 15, 2025
Path validation in the Configuration utility in F5 BIG-IP allows remote authenticated users to read or modify files through an undisclosed URL. F5 identifies external control of a file name or path but has not disclosed the URL, request parameter, or validation operation that mishandles the path. Exploitation requires high privileges and network access to the management utility; confidentiality and integrity can be lost, while availability is unaffected.
Summary
What happened
Path validation in the Configuration utility in F5 BIG-IP allows remote authenticated users to read or modify files through an undisclosed URL. F5 identifies external control of a file name or path but has not disclosed the URL, request parameter, or validation operation that mishandles the path. Exploitation requires high privileges and network access to the management utility; confidentiality and integrity can be lost, while availability is unaffected.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-59483
- Published
- Oct 15, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2025
- Vendor
- F5 Networks
- Product
- BIG-IP
- Classifications
- CWE-73
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=15.1.0 <15.1.10.8
- Affected versionversion=16.1.0 <16.1.6.1
- Affected versionversion=17.1.0 <17.1.3
- Affected versionversion=17.5.0 <17.5.1.3
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