CVE-2026-40699 PUBLISHED

BIG-IP Configuration utility vulnerability

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

A vulnerability exists in the undisclosed pages in the Configuration utility that may allow a low-privileged authenticated attacker to access to undisclosed sensitive information. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.5

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

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7.1

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

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 21.0.0.1 (excl.) affected from 17.5.0 to 17.5.1.4 (excl.) affected from 17.1.0 to 17.1.3.1 (excl.) affected from 16.1.0 to * (excl.)

Credits

F5 finder

References

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000156734

Problem Types

CWE-643: Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions CWE