CVE-2025-36557
Status: AnalyzedHigh (8.7)—
When an HTTP profile with the Enforce RFC Compliance option is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
CVSS
- Version: 4.0
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Base score: 8.7
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.41%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 33
- Score date: 10/1/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (13)
F5 — Big-ip Access Policy ManagerF5 — Big-ip Advanced Firewall ManagerF5 — Big-ip AnalyticsF5 — Big-ip Application Acceleration ManagerF5 — Big-ip Application Security ManagerF5 — Big-ip Domain Name SystemF5 — Big-ip Fraud Protection ServiceF5 — Big-ip Global Traffic ManagerF5 — Big-ip Link ControllerF5 — Big-ip Local Traffic ManagerF5 — Big-ip Next Cloud-native Network FunctionsF5 — Big-ip Next Service Proxy FOR KubernetesF5 — Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager
CWEs
- CWE-120
References
Raw JSON (NVD)
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