Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2026 · Assigned by f5
CVE-2026-42924BIG-IP iControl SOAP vulnerability
High 8.7
In plain English
A high-severity OS command injection 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 16% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 83.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An authenticated attacker with the Resource Administrator or Administrator role can create SNMP configuration objects through iControl SOAP resulting in privilege escalation. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000160926 vendor-advisory, patch