Big Ip Next Central ManagerApplication · F5
CVE-2025-24319
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedWhen BIG-IP Next Central Manager is running, undisclosed requests to the BIG-IP Next Central Manager API can cause the BIG-IP Next Central Manager Node's Kubernetes service to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a denial-of-service vulnerability in BIG-IP Next Central Manager where certain undisclosed API requests cause the Kubernetes service hosting the BIG-IP Next Central Manager Node to terminate. An attacker with network access to the Central Manager API can send crafted requests that trigger this service termination without requiring authentication.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Big Ip Next Central ManagerApplication
>= 20.2.0, < 20.3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify BIG-IP Next Central Manager deploymentLocate and confirm BIG-IP Next Central Manager is running in your environment, typically as a Kubernetes-based serviceAffected if The product is not BIG-IP Next Central Manager, then this CVE does not apply
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Check installed versionRetrieve the installed version of BIG-IP Next Central Manager and compare it to the affected range: 20.2.0 through versions below 20.3.0Affected if The installed version falls within >= 20.2.0 and < 20.3.0, the system is potentially affected
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Verify API network exposureDetermine if the BIG-IP Next Central Manager API is accessible from network paths accessible to untrusted users. Check firewall rules, network policies, or load balancer configurations that expose the API portAffected if The API is exposed to untrusted network access, an attacker could send the crafted requests described in the CVE
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Monitor for service disruptionsCheck Kubernetes service logs, pod status, or system monitoring for unexpected terminations or restarts of the BIG-IP Next Central Manager Node serviceAffected if The service is experiencing unexplained terminations, this may indicate exploitation of this vulnerability
You are affected if BIG-IP Next Central Manager is deployed with a version between 20.2.0 and 20.3.0 and its API is network-accessible to untrusted sources.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped20.3.0
Apply the vendor patch when available. In the interim, restrict network access to the BIG-IP Next Central Manager API to trusted sources only, and implement monitoring for service availability disruptions.
20.3.0 or later
- Upgrade BIG-IP Next Central Manager from version 20.2.x to version 20.3.0 or later
- After upgrade, verify the BIG-IP Next Central Manager Kubernetes service is running normally
- Confirm API endpoints are accessible and functioning as expected
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Big Ip Next Central Manager
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-24319 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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