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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-43878

When running in Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker assigned the Administrator or Resource Administrator role may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions utilizing syst

Published May 7, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · F5 F5OS - Chassis

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43878. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of F5 F5OS - Chassis is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.17%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor F5 F5OS - Chassis 1.6.0 <1.8.0

When running in Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker assigned the Administrator or Resource Administrator role may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions utilizing system diagnostics tcpdump command utility on a F5OS-C/A system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Are you affected?

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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor F5 F5OS - Chassis 1.6.0 <1.8.01.6.0 <1.8.0

How to fix CVE-2025-43878

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43878. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of F5 F5OS - Chassis is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with F5 F5OS - Chassis 1.6.0 <1.8.0 1.6.0 <1.8.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 7, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    When running in Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker assigned the Administrator or Resource Administrator role may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions utilizing system diagnostics tcpdump command utility on a F5OS-C/A system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    When running in Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker assigned the Administrator or Resource Administrator role may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions utilizing system diagnostics tcpdump command utility on a F5OS-C/A system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-43878

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-43878

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-13943

    When running in Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker assigned the Administrator or Resource Administrator role may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions utilizing system diagnostics tcpdump command utility on a F5OS-C/A system. Note: Software versions which have reac

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.