CVE-2025-60016: 
F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-60016 is a vulnerability affecting F5's BIG-IP product line, disclosed as part of F5's October 2025 Quarterly Security Notification. The vulnerability was discovered during a security incident where a nation-state threat actor gained access to F5's systems between August and October 2025 (Tenable Blog).

The vulnerability is part of multiple security issues addressed in F5's October 2025 Quarterly Security Notification. It affects BIG-IP (All Modules) and BIG-IP Next products, specifically documented in F5 KB article K000139514 (Tenable Blog).

While specific impact details are not directly provided in the sources, the vulnerability is considered significant enough to be included in CISA's emergency directive (ED) 26-01, which requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to take immediate action (Tenable Blog).

F5 has released patches as part of their October 2025 Quarterly Security Notification. Organizations are strongly urged to update their BIG-IP software as soon as possible. CISA's guidance also recommends hardening any public-facing BIG-IP devices and removing unsupported devices from networks (Tenable Blog).