Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2026 · Assigned by f5

CVE-2026-41959iControl and tmsh REST vulnerability

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect permission assignment in BIG-IP from F5. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Incorrect permission assignment vulnerabilities exist in BIG-IP and BIG-IQ TMOS Shell (tmsh) network diagnostics commands and in BIG-IP iControl REST. These vulnerabilities may allow an authenticated attacker to view the network status of destination systems.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
F5 BIG-IP 21.0.0 – before 21.0.0.217.5.0 – before 17.5.1.617.1.0 – before 17.1.3.216.1.0 – before *
F5 BIG-IQ 8.4.0 – before *

Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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