Description
When running in Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker assigned the 'Administrator' role may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions on a BIG-IP system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Affected products
f5: big-ip access policy manager; f5: big-ip advanced firewall manager; f5: big-ip advanced web application firewall; f5: big-ip analytics; f5: big-ip application acceleration manager; f5: big-ip application security manager; f5: big-ip application visibility and reporting; f5: big-ip automation toolchain; f5: big-ip carrier-grade nat; f5: big-ip container ingress services; f5: big-ip ddos hybrid defender; f5: big-ip domain name system; f5: big-ip edge gateway; f5: big-ip fraud protection service; f5: big-ip global traffic manager
References1
- my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000160876 MitigationVendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.7
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 4.0
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8.5
HIGH
Score source: CNA
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 - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 42 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-35
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