{"id":"CVE-2025-54858","title":"When a BIG-IP Advanced WAF or BIG-IP ASM Security Policy is configured with a JSON content profile that has a malformed JSON schema, and the security policy is applied to a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the bd process to…","summary":"When a BIG-IP Advanced WAF or BIG-IP ASM Security Policy is configured with a JSON content profile that has a malformed JSON schema, and the security policy is applied to a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the bd process to…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-674"],"vendor":"f5","product":"big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall","affected":["big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall >= 15.1.0, < 15.1.10.8","big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall >= 16.1.0, < 16.1.6.1","big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall >= 17.1.0, < 17.1.3","big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall >= 17.5.0, < 17.5.1.3","big-ip_application_security_manager >= 15.1.0, < 15.1.10.8","big-ip_application_security_manager >= 16.1.0, < 16.1.6.1","big-ip_application_security_manager >= 17.1.0, < 17.1.3","big-ip_application_security_manager >= 17.5.0, < 17.5.1.3"],"patched":["big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall 17.5.1.3","big-ip_application_security_manager 17.5.1.3"],"published":"2025-10-15","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T12:10:00.217","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54858","references":[{"url":"https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000156621","label":"f5sirt@f5.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00348,"epssPercentile":0.26249,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T11:31:27.431Z","slug":"CVE-2025-54858","body":"## Overview\n\nWhen a BIG-IP Advanced WAF or BIG-IP ASM Security Policy is configured with a JSON content profile that has a malformed JSON schema, and the security policy is applied to a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the bd process to terminate.\n\n Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall >= 15.1.0, < 15.1.10.8`\n- `big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall >= 16.1.0, < 16.1.6.1`\n- `big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall >= 17.1.0, < 17.1.3`\n- `big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall >= 17.5.0, < 17.5.1.3`\n- `big-ip_application_security_manager >= 15.1.0, < 15.1.10.8`\n- `big-ip_application_security_manager >= 16.1.0, < 16.1.6.1`\n- `big-ip_application_security_manager >= 17.1.0, < 17.1.3`\n- `big-ip_application_security_manager >= 17.5.0, < 17.5.1.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall 17.5.1.3`\n- `big-ip_application_security_manager 17.5.1.3`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}