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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2025-36546

On an F5OS system, if the root user had previously configured the system to allow login via SSH key-based authentication, and then enabled Appliance Mode; access via SSH key-based authentication is still allowed. For an attacker to exploit this vulnerability they must obtain the root user's SSH private key.  

Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

  • Published: May 7, 2025
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2025-36546
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.1
  • AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
f5 / f5os-a 1.5.1 1.5.3
f5 / f5os-c 1.6.0 1.6.2.x