The Files Look Clean. The F5 Appliance Could Still Be Backdoored.
Sophos found a rootkit that makes Apache execute a malicious version of legitimate BIG-IP APM files while the copies on disk remain clean.
CVE-2025-53521
Sophos found a rootkit that makes Apache execute a malicious version of legitimate BIG-IP APM files while the copies on disk remain clean.
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