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TI-2026-31002 Aliases CVE-2026-42780GHSA-4m3x-cfc5-6ccg

BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator vulnerability

Priority LOW 32CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator that allows an authenticated attacker with high privilege to overwrite, delete or corrupt arbitrary local files.  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 0.00886 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed BIG-IP (F5): 21.1.0, 21.0.0.1, 17.5.1.5 +1SSL Orchestrator (F5): 14.0, 13.1.3, 12.3.2 +1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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-IP21.0.0 to before 21.0.0.1; 17.5.0 to before 17.5.1.5; 17.1.0 to before 17.1.3.1; 16.1.0 and later21.1.0, 21.0.0.1, 17.5.1.5, 17.1.3.1Patch availableCNA
F5SSL Orchestrator13.0 to before 13.1.3; 12.0 to before 12.3.2; 11.0 to before 11.4.114.0, 13.1.3, 12.3.2, 11.4.1Patch availableCNA
  • BIG-IP VendorF5 Affected 21.0.0 to before 21.0.0.1; 17.5.0 to before 17.5.1.5; 17.1.0 to before 17.1.3.1; 16.1.0 and later Fixed in 21.1.0, 21.0.0.1, 17.5.1.5, 17.1.3.1 Patch available CNA
  • SSL Orchestrator VendorF5 Affected 13.0 to before 13.1.3; 12.0 to before 12.3.2; 11.0 to before 11.4.1 Fixed in 14.0, 13.1.3, 12.3.2, 11.4.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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_ssl_orchestrator:21.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.0VulnerableF5
  • 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_ssl_orchestrator:21.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA BIG-IP (F5) Fixed in 21.1.0, 21.0.0.1, 17.5.1.5, 17.1.3.1
  • Fix · CNA SSL Orchestrator (F5) Fixed in 14.0, 13.1.3, 12.3.2, 11.4.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42780
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4m3x-cfc5-6ccg

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2023-25230 BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-25231 BIG-IP Configuration utility authenticated SQL injection vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-08634 iControl SOAP vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2025-14341 BIG-IP iControl REST and tmsh vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-22807 Appliance mode BIG-IP iControl REST and tmsh vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
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