High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-48500

Description

A missing file integrity check vulnerability exists on MacOS F5 VPN browser client installer that may allow a local, authenticated attacker with access to the local file system to replace it with a malicious package installer. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected products

F5, Inc./Big IPcpe-rescue
Range: 17.5.0
F5/BIG-IP Edge Clientv5
Range: 7.2.4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000151782nvdVendor Advisory

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Severity

HighCVSS v3.1

7.3/ 10

CVSS v47.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Vector

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

EPSS

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

0.11%

VYPR risk score

Composite of severity, exploitation, and reach.

0.47medium

cvss	0.474
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

Weaknesses

CWE-353
Missing Support for Integrity Check

CVE ID

CVE-2025-48500

Credits

FA
F5 acknowledges Adwiteeya Agrawal of Snapchat, Inc for bringing this issue to our attention and following the highest standards of coordinated disclosure.
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