CVE-2025-53856 - F5 Big-ip Carrier-grade Nat, F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager and F5 Big-ip Ssl Orchestrator
When a virtual server, network address translation (NAT) object, or secure network address translation (SNAT) object uses the embedded Packet Velocity Acceleration (ePVA) feature, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. To determine which BIG-IP platforms have an ePVA chip refer to K12837: Overview of the ePVA feature https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K12837 . Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Affected software
F5 Big-ip Carrier-grade Nat
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager
F5 Big-ip Ssl Orchestrator
F5 Big-ip Analytics
F5 Big-ip Automation Toolchain
F5 Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall
F5 Big-ip Link Controller
F5 Big-ip Websafe
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager
F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service
F5 Big-ip Ddos Hybrid Defender
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager
F5 Big-ip Application Visibility And Reporting
F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager
F5 Big-ip Container Ingress Services
F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager
F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator
F5 Big-ip Edge Gateway
F5 Big-ip Domain Name System