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TI-1999-01497 Aliases CVE-1999-1550GHSA-q78q-592h-pwq6

bigconf.conf in F5 BIG/ip 2.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary…

Priority LOW 34Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

bigconf.conf in F5 BIG/ip 2.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the target file in the "file" parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08593 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:f5:tmos:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:o:f5:tmos:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1550
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q78q-592h-pwq6
  3. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Other 4

  • TI-2012-01307 F5 BIG-IP appliances 9.x before 9.4.8-HF5, 10.x before 10.2.4, 11.0.x before 11.0.0-HF2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2005-00319 Multiple TCP implementations with Protection Against Wrapped Sequence Numbers (PAWS) with… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2008-06164 The management interface in F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3 allows remote authenticated users with… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2005-02124 Unknown vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP 9.0.2 through 9.1 allows attackers to "subvert the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-00247 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Search function in the web… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2008-01440 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web management interface in F5 BIG-IP… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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