Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2026 · Assigned by f5

CVE-2026-24464Appliance mode iControl REST vulnerability

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw 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 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

When running in Appliance mode, a directory traversal vulnerability exists in an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint that may allow an authenticated attacker with administrator role privileges to cross a security boundary and delete files.  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 *

Weakness: CWE-35 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

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