Which versions of Big Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall are affected by CVE-2025-20058?

Organizations using When a BIG-IP message routing profile face significant risk from CVE-2025-20058, a resource exhaustion vulnerability rated CVSS 8.9.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-20058?

Within 30 days: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Big Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall CVE-2025-20058

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-20058?

CVE-2025-20058 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 8.9 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

HIGH

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2025-02-05 f5sirt@f5.com

Denial Of Service Big Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall Big Ip Application Security Manager Big Ip Container Ingress Services Big Ip Access Policy Manager Big Ip Advanced Firewall Manager Big Ip Analytics Big Ip Application Acceleration Manager Big Ip Application Visibility And Reporting Big Ip Automation Toolchain Big Ip Carrier Grade Nat Big Ip Ddos Hybrid Defender Big Ip Domain Name System Big Ip Edge Gateway Big Ip Fraud Protection Service Big Ip Global Traffic Manager Big Ip Link Controller Big Ip Local Traffic Manager Big Ip Policy Enforcement Manager Big Ip Ssl Orchestrator Big Ip Webaccelerator Big Ip Websafe

8.9

CVSS 4.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.9 HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:25 vuln.today

CVE Published

Feb 05, 2025 - 18:15 nvd

HIGH 8.9

DescriptionCVE.org

When a BIG-IP message routing profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause an increase in memory resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

AnalysisAI

When a BIG-IP message routing profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause an increase in memory resource utilization. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. When a BIG-IP message routing profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause an increase in memory resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated Affected products include: F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.