CVE-2025-46405

BIG-IP APM vulnerability

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 13, 2025 at 02:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:26 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorBig IP Access Policy ManagerBIG-IP

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

When Network Access is configured on a BIG-IP APM 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.

Affected

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

15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.10.816.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.617.1.0 ≤ v < 17.1.2.2
v ≥ 15.1.016.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.617.1.0 ≤ v < 17.1.2.215.1.016.1.017.1.0
Affected range stops below 16.1.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.1.2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 17.5.0 (unaffected)

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-121

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