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01 Record

CVE-2026-42406

BIG-IP and BIG-IQ privilege escalation vulnerability

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: f5
CNA base score8.5 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

02 Description

BIG-IP and BIG-IQ privilege escalation vulnerability

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 4.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.5 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD 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 analysis status
Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-05-13 14:12Z5 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-05-14 03:56Z5 MO AGO
Reserved
2026-04-30
Assigning CNA
f5
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.5)
CNA 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
Weaknesses
  • CWE-267Privilege Defined With Unsafe ActionsBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
2dca01c14ad64ecb07d20fc48cc3770d19f4e631bbeb0bb9d6581510a96e265d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
F5BIG-IP21.0.0 to < 21.0.0.2, 17.5.0 to < 17.5.1.6, 17.1.0 to < 17.1.3.2, 16.1.0 to < *—
F5BIG-IQ8.4.0 to < *—

06 References