{"id":"CVE-2016-5700","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-5700","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:49:26.176Z","title":"Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.5.0, 11.5.1 before HF11, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4 before HF2, 11.6.0 before HF8, 11.6.1 before HF1, 12.0.0 before HF4, and 12.1.0 before HF2, when configured with the HTTP Explicit Proxy functionality or SOCKS…","description":"Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.5.0, 11.5.1 before HF11, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4 before HF2, 11.6.0 before HF8, 11.6.1 before HF1, 12.0.0 before HF4, and 12.1.0 before HF2, when configured with the HTTP Explicit Proxy functionality or SOCKS profile, allow remote attackers to modify the system configuration, read system files, and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.","published":"2016-10-03T16:09:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:49:54.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-284"],"affected":["f5/big-ip policy enforcement manager","f5/big-ip local traffic manager","f5/big-ip websafe","f5/big-ip link controller","f5/big-ip application acceleration manager","f5/big-ip access policy manager","f5/big-ip advanced firewall manager","f5/big-ip application security manager"],"epss":{"score":0.06422,"percentile":0.93654,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.05084,"percentile":0.91992},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.06422,"percentile":0.93389}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93325","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036928","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/35/sol35520031.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93325","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036928","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/35/sol35520031.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5700","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}