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CVE-2015-8611· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, and PEM 12.0.0 before HF1 on the 2000, 4000, 5000, 7000, and 10000 platform

BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, and PEM 12.0.0 before HF1 on the 2000, 4000, 5000, 7000, and 10000 platforms do not properly sync passwords with the Always-On Management (AOM) subsystem, which might allow remote attackers to obtain login access to AOM via an (1) expired or (2) default password.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jan 12, 2016
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.2% · 88th percentile
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Action score

40

Plan

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CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
f5big-ip domain name system
f5big-ip application acceleration manager
f5big-ip link controller
f5big-ip policy enforcement manager
f5big-ip advanced firewall manager
f5big-ip local traffic manager
f5big-ip access policy manager
f5big-ip application security manager
f5big-ip analytics

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 manager12.0.0
  • f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager12.0.0
  • f5 big-ip analytics12.0.0
  • f5 big-ip application acceleration manager12.0.0
  • f5 big-ip application security manager12.0.0
  • f5 big-ip domain name system12.0.0
  • f5 big-ip link controller12.0.0
  • f5 big-ip local traffic manager12.0.0
  • f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager12.0.0

Same product

f5: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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  • CVE-2022-23013On BIG-IP DNS & GTM version 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.4, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.4, and all versions of 13.1.x, 12.1.x, and 11.6.x
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-40061iControl REST and tmsh vulnerability
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2023-22839BIG-IP DNS profile vulnerability
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2022-41787BIG-IP DNS Express vulnerability CVE-2022-41787
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2021-23032On version 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.3.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.4, and all versions of 13.1.x and 12.1.x, when a BIG-IP DNS syst
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

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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.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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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.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-255 · Credentials Management Errors

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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