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CVE-2025-59478: BIG-IP AFM DoS protection profile vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-10-15 · updated 2026-10-08
- Weakness: CWE-824
Description
When a BIG-IP AFM denial-of-service (DoS) protection profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Affected products
- BIG-IP: from 15.1.0 before 15.1.10.8; from 17.1.0 before 17.1.3; 17.5.0 — fixed in 15.1.10.8, 17.1.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: BIG-IP 15.1.10.8, 17.1.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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