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CVE-2025-53474

When an iRule using an ILX::call command is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate.

HIGH 8.7EPSS 0.35%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

When an iRule using an ILX::call command is configured on a 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.

CVSS 4.0
8.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.35% probability · 28th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-120
Affected
f5/big-ip access policy manager · f5/big-ip advanced firewall manager · f5/big-ip advanced web application firewall · f5/big-ip analytics · f5/big-ip application acceleration manager · f5/big-ip application security manager · f5/big-ip application visibility and reporting · f5/big-ip automation toolchain · f5/big-ip carrier-grade nat · f5/big-ip container ingress services · f5/big-ip ddos hybrid defender · f5/big-ip domain name system · f5/big-ip edge gateway · f5/big-ip fraud protection service · f5/big-ip global traffic manager · f5/big-ip link controller · f5/big-ip local traffic manager · f5/big-ip policy enforcement manager · f5/big-ip ssl orchestrator · f5/big-ip webaccelerator · +1 more
Source
f5sirt@f5.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 0.35%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 0.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.