High 8.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Oct 26, 2023

CVE-2023-46748BIG-IP Configuration utility authenticated SQL injection vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 3:23 AM ET)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Oct 31, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by Nov 21, 2023. Treat that date as your deadline.

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An authenticated SQL injection vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Configuration utility which may allow an authenticated attacker with network access to the Configuration utility through the BIG-IP management port and/or self IP addresses to execute arbitrary system commands. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-89
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Oct 31, 2023; federal remediation due Nov 21, 2023Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 4.47% (percentile 91)
Assigned by: f5
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP f5:big_ip (from the name)	from 17.1.0; fixed at Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.0.3.0.75.4-ENG.iso, fixed at Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.1.0.2.6-ENG.iso; from 16.1.0; fixed at Hotfix-BIGIP-16.1.4.1.0.50.5-ENG.iso; from 15.1.0; fixed at Hotfix-BIGIP-15.1.10.2.0.44.2-ENG.iso; from 14.1.0; fixed at Hotfix-BIGIP-14.1.5.6.0.10.6-ENG.iso; from 13.1.0; fixed at Hotfix-BIGIP-13.1.5.1.0.20.2-ENG.iso	CNA record
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager	from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1	NVD
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1	NVD
f5 big-ip_carrier-grade_nat f5:big-ip_carrier-grade_nat	from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1	NVD
f5 big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender	from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1	NVD
f5 big-ip_ssl_orchestrator f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator	from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1	NVD
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager	from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1	NVD
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager	from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1	NVD
f5 big-ip_automation_toolchain f5:big-ip_automation_toolchain	from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1	NVD
f5 big-ip_container_ingress_services f5:big-ip_container_ingress_services	from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.10; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.4; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.1	NVD
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References

References

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137365	vendor-advisory
https://www.secpod.com/blog/f5-issues-warning-big-ip-vulnerability-used-in-active-exploit-chain/	exploit, third-party-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-46748	us-government-resource

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