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TI-2026-30352 Aliases CVE-2026-41957GHSA-628r-43mh-742x

BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Configuration utility vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

An authenticated remote code execution vulnerability through undisclosed vectors exists in the BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Configuration utility.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00514 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed BIG-IP (F5): 21.0.0, 17.5.1.4, 17.1.3.1BIG-IQ (F5): 8.4.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
F5BIG-IP17.5.0 to before 17.5.1.4; 17.1.0 to before 17.1.3.1; 16.1.0 and later21.0.0, 17.5.1.4, 17.1.3.1Patch availableCNA
F5BIG-IQ8.4.0 to before 8.4.18.4.1Patch availableCNA
  • BIG-IP VendorF5 Affected 17.5.0 to before 17.5.1.4; 17.1.0 to before 17.1.3.1; 16.1.0 and later Fixed in 21.0.0, 17.5.1.4, 17.1.3.1 Patch available CNA
  • BIG-IQ VendorF5 Affected 8.4.0 to before 8.4.1 Fixed in 8.4.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 43

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_automation_toolchain:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_carrier-grade_nat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_container_ingress_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_automation_toolchain:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_carrier-grade_nat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_container_ingress_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
Show 33 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_automation_toolchain:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_carrier-grade_nat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_container_ingress_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0 – 16.1.6VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_centralized_management:8.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.0VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1.0 – 17.1.3; 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_automation_toolchain:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_carrier-grade_nat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_container_ingress_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_websafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 – 16.1.6 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_centralized_management:8.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.0 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA BIG-IP (F5) Fixed in 21.0.0, 17.5.1.4, 17.1.3.1
  • Fix · CNA BIG-IQ (F5) Fixed in 8.4.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    F5 BIG-IP 17.1.3.1, 17.5.1.4

    9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-29357 BIG-IP SSL/TLS vulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-30351 BIG-IP TMM VulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2026-29836 BIG-IP HTTP/2 Layer 7 Dos Protection vulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 43
    Show all 9 records →
  • Release ·

    F5 BIG-IQ 8.4.1

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    Show all 4 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41957
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-628r-43mh-742x
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Patch 1

  • 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
See all 629 →

Sources

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