CVE-2025-24312

BIG-IP AFM vulnerability

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 5, 2025 at 05:31 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:58 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorBig IP Advanced Firewall ManagerBig IP Next Cloud Native Network FunctionsBIG-IP

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

When BIG-IP AFM is provisioned with IPS module enabled and protocol inspection profile is configured on a virtual server or firewall rule or policy, undisclosed traffic can cause an increase in CPU resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.10.6.0.11.616.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.5.2.0.7.517.1.0 ≤ v < 17.1.2
1.1.0 ≤ v < 1.4.01.1.0
Affected range stops below 1.4.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≥ 15.1.0v ≥ 16.1.017.1.0 ≤ v < 17.1.215.1.016.1.017.1.0
Affected range stops below 17.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHf5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-770

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