CVE-2015-8611

critical F5
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
3.6%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 12% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: January 12, 2016 (3774 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: F5
Source: NVD

Description

BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, and PEM 12.0.0 before HF1 on the 2000, 4000, 5000, 7000, and 10000 platforms do not properly sync passwords with the Always-On Management (AOM) subsystem, which might allow remote attackers to obtain login access to AOM via an (1) expired or (2) default password.

CWE

CWE-255

Affected Products

f5 big-ip domain name systemf5 big-ip application acceleration managerf5 big-ip link controllerf5 big-ip policy enforcement managerf5 big-ip advanced firewall managerf5 big-ip local traffic managerf5 big-ip access policy managerf5 big-ip application security managerf5 big-ip analytics

References

🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 support.f5.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 support.f5.com