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.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. May 13, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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.

2. Jun 18, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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

• cpe f5/big-ip access policy managerversion unspecified
• cpe f5/big-ip access policy manager21.0.0
• cpe f5/big-ip advanced firewall manager21.0.0
• cpe f5/big-ip advanced web application firewall21.0.0
• cpe f5/big-ip analytics21.0.0
• cpe f5/big-ip application acceleration manager21.0.0
• cpe f5/big-ip application security manager21.0.0
• cpe f5/big-ip application visibility and reporting21.0.0
• cpe f5/big-ip automation toolchain21.0.0

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42930

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42930

  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.

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Mitigation · my.f5.com