On BIG-IP versions 11.6.0-11.6.2 (fixed in 11.6.2 HF1), 12.0.0-12.1.2 HF1 (fixed in…
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-203Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.
Summary
On BIG-IP versions 11.6.0-11.6.2 (fixed in 11.6.2 HF1), 12.0.0-12.1.2 HF1 (fixed in 12.1.2 HF2), or 13.0.0-13.0.0 HF2 (fixed in 13.0.0 HF3) a virtual server configured with a Client SSL profile may be vulnerable to an Adaptive Chosen Ciphertext attack (AKA Bleichenbacher attack) against RSA, which when exploited, may result in plaintext recovery of encrypted messages and/or a Man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack, despite the attacker not having gained access to the server's private key itself, aka a ROBOT attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.19637 97th 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 · 19
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ltm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ltm:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_afm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_afm:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_apm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_apm:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ltm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ltm:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_afm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_afm:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_apm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_apm:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
Show 9 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_asm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_asm:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_pem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_pem:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:websafe:11.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.6.2 | Vulnerable | F5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:websafe:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.0 | Vulnerable | F5 |
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_asm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_asm:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_pem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.0 – 11.6.2; 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_pem:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 – 12.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:websafe:11.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.2 Vulnerable ·F5
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:websafe:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6168
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j523-gf5p-f8pm
References
More F5 Big-ip Afm vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-04039 Double free in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, PEM… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2017-6168 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6168 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j523-gf5p-f8pm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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