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CVE-2026-42406— BIG-IP and BIG-IQ privilege escalation vulnerability

Quick assessment

Affected
F5 BIG-IP
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

F5 BIG-IP和F5 BIG-IQ都是美国F5公司的产品。F5 BIG-IP是一款集成了网络流量管理、应用程序安全管理、负载均衡等功能的应用交付平台。F5 BIG-IQ是一套基于软件的云管理解决方案。该方案支持跨公共和私有云、传统数据中心和混合环境部署应用交付和网络服务。 F5 BIG-IP和F5 BIG-IQ存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于允许具有Certificate Manager角色的高权限已认证攻击者修改配置对象，从而运行任意命令。

CVSS 6.5 · Medium EPSS 0.25% · P15

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Affected Version Matrix 6

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
F5 BIG-IP 21.1.0< * unaffected
21.0.0< 21.0.0.2 affected
17.5.0< 17.5.1.6 affected
17.1.0< 17.1.3.2 affected
16.1.0< * affected
F5 BIG-IQ 8.4.0< * affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-42406

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
BIG-IP and BIG-IQ privilege escalation vulnerability
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability exists in BIG-IP and BIG-IQ systems where a highly privileged, authenticated attacker with at least the Certificate Manager role can modify configuration objects that allow running arbitrary commands.     Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
特权定义了不安全动作
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
F5 BIG-IP和F5 BIG-IQ 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
F5 BIG-IP和F5 BIG-IQ都是美国F5公司的产品。F5 BIG-IP是一款集成了网络流量管理、应用程序安全管理、负载均衡等功能的应用交付平台。F5 BIG-IQ是一套基于软件的云管理解决方案。该方案支持跨公共和私有云、传统数据中心和混合环境部署应用交付和网络服务。 F5 BIG-IP和F5 BIG-IQ存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于允许具有Certificate Manager角色的高权限已认证攻击者修改配置对象，从而运行任意命令。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
F5 BIG-IP 21.1.0 ~ * -
F5 BIG-IQ 8.4.0 ~ * -

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III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2026-42406

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42406 (1)

Same Patch Batch · F5 · 2026-05-13 · 51 CVEs total

CVE-2026-41225 9.1 CRITICAL iControl REST vulnerability
CVE-2026-41957 8.8 HIGH BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Configuration utility vulnerability
CVE-2026-40061 8.7 HIGH iControl REST and tmsh vulnerability
CVE-2026-32673 8.7 HIGH BIG-IP scripted monitor vulnerability
CVE-2026-42930 8.7 HIGH Appliance mode iControl REST vulnerability
CVE-2026-34176 8.7 HIGH Knowledge Appliance mode iControl REST vulnerability
CVE-2026-42945 8.1 HIGH NGINX ngx_http_rewrite_module vulnerability
CVE-2026-20916 8.1 HIGH BIG-IQ iControl REST vulnerability
CVE-2026-41217 7.9 HIGH BIG-IP tmsh vulnerability
CVE-2026-40423 7.5 HIGH BIG-IP SIP profile vulnerability
CVE-2026-41956 7.5 HIGH BIG-IP TMM Vulnerability
CVE-2026-39458 7.5 HIGH BIG-IP DNS Cache vulnerability
CVE-2026-40067 7.5 HIGH BIG-IP APM Vulnerability
CVE-2026-41218 7.5 HIGH BIG-IP PEM iRules vulnerability
CVE-2026-40629 7.5 HIGH BIG-IP SSL/TLS vulnerability
CVE-2026-42920 7.5 HIGH BIG-IP DTLS Vulnerability
CVE-2026-40618 7.5 HIGH BIG-IP SSL/TLS vulnerability
CVE-2026-40060 7.5 HIGH BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM vulnerability
CVE-2026-41227 7.5 HIGH BIG-IP HTTP/2 Layer 7 Dos Protection vulnerability
CVE-2026-42409 7.5 HIGH BIG-IP HTTP/2 vulnerability

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IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: BIG-IP
Same vendor: F5
Same weakness: CWE-267

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