CVE-2026-28758

When BIG-IP DNS is provisioned, a vulnerability exists in the gtmadd and bigipadd iControl REST commands that return the ssh-password parameter in cleartext in the iControl REST response and is also logged in the audit log. This may allow a highly privileged, authenticated attacker with access to...

PT-2026-40633

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions F5 BIG-IP versions prior to 17.1.3.1 F5 BIG-IP versions prior to 17.5.1.4 Description When BIG-IP DNS is provisioned, the 'gtm add' and 'bigip add' iControl REST commands return the ssh-password parameter in cleartext within the iControl REST...

The vulnerabilities of the BIG-IP Access Policy Manager, as well as of software solutions such as BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager, BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager, BIG-IP Application Security Manager, BIG-IP Application Visibility and Reporting (AVR), BIG-IP Camer-Grade NAT (CGNAT), BIG-IP DDos Hybrid Defender, BIG-IP Domain Name System, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service, BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager, BIG-IP Link Controller, BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager, BIG-IP Policy Inforcement Manager, BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator, BIG-IP Webaccelerator, and BIG-IP WebSafe, when running on the BIG-IP TMOS Shel operating system, allow attackers to expose the protected information.

The vulnerabilities of the BIG-IP Access Policy Manager, as well as of software solutions such as BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager, BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager, BIG-IP Application Security Manager, BIG-IP Application Visibili...

The vulnerabilities of the BIG-IP Access Policy Manager, as well as the associated software solutions such as BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager, BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager, BIG-IP Application Security Manager, BIG-IP Application Visibility and Reporting (AVR), BIG-IP Camer-Grade NAT (CGNAT), BIG-IP DDos Hybrid Defender, BIG-IP Domain Name System, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service, BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager, BIG-IP Link Controller, BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager, BIG-IP Policy Inforcement Manager, BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator, BIG-IP Webaccelerator, and BIG-IP WebSafe, are related to memory leak-related errors, allowing attackers to trigger service interruptions.

The vulnerabilities of the BIG-IP Access Policy Manager, as well as of software solutions such as BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager, BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager, BIG-IP Application Security Manager, BIG-IP Application Visibili...

The vulnerability of the BIG-IP Access Policy Manager, as well as software solutions such as BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager, BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager, BIG-IP Application Security Manager, BIG-IP Application Visibility and Reporting (AVR), BIG-IP DDos Hybrid Defender, BIG-IP Domain Name System, BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service, BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager, BIG-IP Link Controller, BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager, BIG-IP Policy Inforcement Manager, BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator, BIG-IP Webaccelerator, and BIG-IP WebSafe, is related to incorrect session duration settings. This allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerabilities of the BIG-IP Access Policy Manager, as well as of software solutions such as BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager, BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager, BIG-IP Application Security Manager, BIG-IP Application Visibili...

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