BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-10-15

Last updated on: 2025-10-21

Assigner: F5 Networks

Description

When a per-request policy is configured on a BIG-IP APM portal access virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

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Published

2025-10-15

Last Modified

2025-10-21

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-15

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-61960

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	From 16.1.0 (inc) to 16.1.6.1 (exc)
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	From 17.1.0 (inc) to 17.1.3 (exc)
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	From 17.5.0 (inc) to 17.5.1.3 (exc)

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Exploitability

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KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-476	The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability occurs when a per-request policy is configured on a BIG-IP APM portal access virtual server. Undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate unexpectedly, potentially disrupting service.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate, which may lead to denial of service or disruption of network traffic management on affected BIG-IP APM portal access virtual servers.

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