CVE-2026-24464 PUBLISHED

Appliance mode iControl REST vulnerability

Assigner: f5
Reserved: 30.04.2026 Published: 13.05.2026 Updated: 13.05.2026

When running in Appliance mode, a directory traversal vulnerability exists in an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint that may allow an authenticated attacker with administrator role privileges to cross a security boundary and delete files. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.8

Appliance Mode

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	None
Privileges Required	High	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

Appliance Mode

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6.9

Appliance Mode

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None

Appliance Mode

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	F5
Product	BIG-IP
Versions	Default: unknown unaffected from 21.1.0 to * (excl.) affected from 21.0.0 to 21.0.0.2 (excl.) affected from 17.5.0 to 17.5.1.6 (excl.) affected from 17.1.0 to 17.1.3.2 (excl.) affected from 16.1.0 to * (excl.)

Credits

F5 finder

References

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000160911

Problem Types

CWE-35 Path Traversal CWE