Directory traversal vulnerability in the configuration utility in F5 BIG-IP before 12.0.0…
Priority LOW 28CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the configuration utility in F5 BIG-IP before 12.0.0 and Enterprise Manager 3.0.0 through 3.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files in the web root via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06756 94th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 16
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:enterprise_manager:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:enterprise_manager:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:enterprise_manager:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 11.6.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 11.6.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 11.6.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 11.6.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 11.6.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 11.3.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 11.3.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:enterprise_manager:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:enterprise_manager:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:enterprise_manager:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.6.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.6.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.6.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.6.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.6.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.3.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.3.0 Vulnerable ·F5
Show 6 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 11.3.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 11.6.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 11.3.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 11.3.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 11.3.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 11.3.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.3.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.6.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.3.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_module:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.3.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.3.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.3.0 Vulnerable ·F5
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4040
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pr85-mf4f-rm29
References
More F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-25230 BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-01269 Missing authentication in F5 BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-05850 Memory corruption in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-05845 Server-side request forgery in BIG-IP; BIG-IQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-04820 Path traversal in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2015-4040 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-4040 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pr85-mf4f-rm29 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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