CVE-2026-28758 (GCVE-0-2026-28758)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-13 14:12 – Updated: 2026-05-13 16:17
VLAI
Title
BIG-IP iControl REST vulnerability
Summary
When BIG-IP DNS is provisioned, a vulnerability exists in the gtm_add and bigip_add 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 the audit log to view sensitive information.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-13 16:01 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000158070 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
F5 BIG-IP Unaffected: 21.0.0 , < * (custom)
Affected: 17.5.0 , < 17.5.1.4 (custom)
Affected: 17.1.0 , < 17.1.3.1 (custom)
Affected: 16.1.0 , < * (custom)
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Date Public
2026-05-13 14:00
Credits
F5
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  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



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