Medium 6.5Published May 13, 2026

CVE-2026-42937iControl REST and tmsh vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 12:40 PM ET)

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Incorrect permission assignment vulnerabilities exist in BIG-IP and BIG-IQ TMOS Shell (tmsh) arp and ndp commands, and in BIG-IP iControl REST. These vulnerabilities may allow an authenticated attacker to view adjacent network information. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-732
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: f5
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: May 13, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP f5:big_ip (from the name)	from 21.1.0 not affected; from 21.0.0 before 21.0.0.2; from 17.5.0 before 17.5.1.6; from 17.1.0 before 17.1.3.2; from 16.1.0	CNA record
F5 BIG-IQ f5:big_iq (from the name)	from 8.4.0	CNA record
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager	from 16.1.0 through 16.1.6; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.3.1; from 17.5.0 through 17.5.1.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	from 16.1.0 through 16.1.6; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.3.1; from 17.5.0 through 17.5.1.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall	from 16.1.0 through 16.1.6; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.3.1; from 17.5.0 through 17.5.1.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_analytics f5:big-ip_analytics	from 16.1.0 through 16.1.6; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.3.1; from 17.5.0 through 17.5.1.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager	from 16.1.0 through 16.1.6; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.3.1; from 17.5.0 through 17.5.1.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager f5:big-ip_application_security_manager	from 16.1.0 through 16.1.6; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.3.1; from 17.5.0 through 17.5.1.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting	from 16.1.0 through 16.1.6; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.3.1; from 17.5.0 through 17.5.1.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_automation_toolchain f5:big-ip_automation_toolchain	from 16.1.0 through 16.1.6; from 17.1.0 through 17.1.3.1; from 17.5.0 through 17.5.1.4	NVD
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References

References

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161018	vendor-advisory, patch, mitigation

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