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 configurati…

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Timeline

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1. May 13, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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.

2. Jun 23, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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.

Affected

• cpe f5/big-ip access policy managerversion unspecified
• cpe f5/big-ip access policy manager21.0.0
• cpe f5/big-ip advanced firewall managerversion unspecified
• cpe f5/big-ip advanced web application firewallversion unspecified
• cpe f5/big-ip analyticsversion unspecified
• cpe f5/big-iq centralized managementversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42406

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42406

  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

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Mitigation · my.f5.com