🛡️ CVE-2025-48008 — big-ip-access-policy-manager
Description
When a TCP profile with Multipath TCP (MPTCP) enabled is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed traffic along with conditions beyond the attacker's control can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2025-48008 is classified as CWE-416: Use After Free. Memory is used after being released, so its contents may already belong to something else.
Affected software
CVE-2025-48008 is recorded against 23 packages.
- big-ip-access-policy-manager (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-advanced-firewall-manager (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-advanced-web-application-firewall (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-analytics (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-application-acceleration-manager (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-application-security-manager (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-application-visibility-and-reporting (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-automation-toolchain (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-carrier-grade-nat (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-container-ingress-services (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-ddos-hybrid-defender (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-domain-name-system (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-edge-gateway (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-fraud-protection-service (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-global-traffic-manager (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-link-controller (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-local-traffic-manager (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-next-cloud-native-network-functions (from 1.1.0 up to 1.4.1)
- big-ip-next-service-proxy-for-kubernetes (from 1.7.0 up to 1.9.2)
- big-ip-policy-enforcement-manager (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-ssl-orchestrator (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-webaccelerator (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
- big-ip-websafe (from 16.1.0 up to 16.1.6)
Timeline and source
Published on 15 October 2025 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
References
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| big-ip-access-policy-manager | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-advanced-firewall-manager | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-advanced-web-application-firewall | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-analytics | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-application-acceleration-manager | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-application-security-manager | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-application-visibility-and-reporting | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-automation-toolchain | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-carrier-grade-nat | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-container-ingress-services | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-ddos-hybrid-defender | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-domain-name-system | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-edge-gateway | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-fraud-protection-service | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-global-traffic-manager | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-link-controller | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-local-traffic-manager | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-next-cloud-native-network-functions | 1.1.0 | 1.4.1 |
| big-ip-next-service-proxy-for-kubernetes | 1.7.0 | 1.9.2 |
| big-ip-policy-enforcement-manager | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-ssl-orchestrator | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-webaccelerator | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
| big-ip-websafe | 16.1.0 | 16.1.6 |
References
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