Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-20916

An authenticated iControl REST user with low privileges can create or modify arbitrary files through an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint on the BIG-IQ system.

Published May 13, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 29, 2026 · big-iq centralized management

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-20916. EPSS is 0.37%. Act only if a listed version of big-iq centralized management is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.37%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
cpe f5/big-iq centralized management

An authenticated iControl REST user with low privileges can create or modify arbitrary files through an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint on the BIG-IQ system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe f5/big-iq centralized management8.4.0

How to fix CVE-2026-20916

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-20916. EPSS is 0.37%. Act only if a listed version of big-iq centralized management is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with f5/big-iq centralized management 8.4.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 0.37%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 13, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    An authenticated iControl REST user with low privileges can create or modify arbitrary files through an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint on the BIG-IQ system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

  2. Jun 29, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    An authenticated iControl REST user with low privileges can create or modify arbitrary files through an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint on the BIG-IQ system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20916

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-20916

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20916

    An authenticated iControl REST user with low privileges can create or modify arbitrary files through an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint on the BIG-IQ system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.