CVE-2025-61938 HIGH

CVE-2025-61938: BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM bd process vulnerability

Vendor F5
Product BIG-IP
Weakness CWE-1284
Published October 15, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

When a BIG-IP Advanced WAF or ASM security policy is configured with a URL greater than 1024 characters in length for the Data Guard Protection Enforcement setting, either manually or through the automatic Policy Builder, the bd process can terminate repeatedly.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 15, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated