CVE-2026-66842 (GCVE-0-2026-66842)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-02 15:40 – Updated: 2026-09-03 03:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Configuration utility vulnerability
Summary
BIG-IP has a vulnerability where an authenticated user of any role may be able to create administrative user accounts through an undisclosed request to Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI).
Impact:
This vulnerability may allow an authenticated attacker with network access to the BIG-IP management interface to escalate privileges by creating administrative accounts on the BIG-IP system. There is no data plane exposure; this is a control plane issue only.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000162521 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-08-19 14:00
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