CVE-2026-66842

high F5
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 84% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: September 2, 2026 (4 days ago)
Last Modified: September 3, 2026
Vendor: F5
Source: NVD

Description

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.

CWE

CWE-918

References

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