F5 BIG-IP APM TMM Crash via Undisclosed Traffic Policy
CVE-2025-61960 Published on October 15, 2025
BIG-IP APM portal access vulnerability
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-61960 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. NULL pointer dereference issues can occur through a number of flaws, including race conditions, and simple programming omissions.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-61960
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Affected Versions
F5 BIG-IP:- Version 17.5.0 and below 17.5.1.3 is affected.
- Version 17.1.0 and below 17.1.3 is affected.
- Version 16.1.0 and below 16.1.6.1 is affected.
- Version 15.1.0 and below * is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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