🛡️ CVE-2025-48500 — big-ip-access-policy-manager
Description
A missing file integrity check vulnerability exists on MacOS F5 VPN browser client installer that may allow a local, authenticated attacker with access to the local file system to replace it with a malicious package installer.
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 with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2025-48500 is classified as CWE-353: Missing Support for Integrity Check. The product uses a transmission protocol that does not include a mechanism for verifying the integrity of the data during transmission, such as a checksum.
Affected software
CVE-2025-48500 is recorded against 2 packages.
- big-ip-access-policy-manager (from 17.5.0 up to 17.5.1.3)
- big-ip-access-policy-manager-client
Timeline and source
Published on 13 August 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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| big-ip-access-policy-manager | 17.5.0 | 17.5.1.3 |
| big-ip-access-policy-manager-client | — | — |
References
Similar Threats
- Critical CVE-2022-1388
- Low CVE-2022-1389
- Medium CVE-2022-1468
- High CVE-2022-23010
- High CVE-2022-23011
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