BIG-IP iControl REST vulnerability
When running in Appliance mode, and logged into a highly-privileged role, an authenticated remote command injection vulnerability exists in an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint. A successful exploit can allow the attacker to cross a security boundary. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Published
- Feb 5, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.8% · 54th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-77
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Action score
34
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 34 / 40 · 8.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.8%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · f5
- 8.7
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| f5 | big-ip access policy manager | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager |
| f5 | big-ip advanced firewall manager | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager |
| f5 | big-ip analytics | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics |
| f5 | big-ip application acceleration manager | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager |
| f5 | big-ip application security manager | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager |
| f5 | big-ip domain name system | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system |
| f5 | big-ip fraud protection service | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service |
| f5 | big-ip global traffic manager | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager |
| f5 | big-ip link controller | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller |
| f5 | big-ip local traffic manager | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager |
| f5 | big-ip policy enforcement manager | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- f5 big-ip access policy manager17.1.1
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager17.1.1
- f5 big-ip analytics17.1.1
- f5 big-ip application acceleration manager17.1.1
- f5 big-ip application security manager17.1.1
- f5 big-ip domain name system17.1.1
- f5 big-ip fraud protection service17.1.1
- f5 big-ip global traffic manager17.1.1
- f5 big-ip link controller17.1.1
- f5 big-ip local traffic manager17.1.1
- f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager17.1.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (f5). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
F5 BIG-IP
- 17.1.1 and later · before 17.1.2affected
- 16.1.0 and laternot affected
- 15.1.0 and laternot affected
Same product
f5: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-1388On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior KEV99Now
- CVE-2021-22986On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, and 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3 KEV99Now
- CVE-2020-5902In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the Traffic Management User InteKEV99Now
- CVE-2023-46747BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerabilityKEV98Now
- CVE-2021-22991On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, and 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3,KEV87Now
- CVE-2026-94127BIG-IP APM OAuth vulnerabilityKEV68This week
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- F5finder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-3164491 days apartAppliance mode BIG-IP iControl REST and tmsh vulnerability42Plan
- CVE-2024-22093357 days apartAppliance mode iControl REST vulnerability34Monitor
- CVE-2026-40698462 days apartiControl REST and TMSH vulnerability34Monitor
- CVE-2026-41953462 days apartBIG-IP Privilege Escalation vulnerability34Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
- CVE-2024-45844112 days apartBIG-IP monitors vulnerability37Monitor
Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- LDAP InjectionCAPEC-136likelihood: High · High
- Command DelimitersCAPEC-15likelihood: High · High
- IMAP/SMTP Command InjectionCAPEC-183Medium
- Command InjectionCAPEC-248likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Terminal DevicesCAPEC-40likelihood: High · Very High
- Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation LayersCAPEC-43likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Configuration FilesCAPEC-75likelihood: High · Very High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.