CVE-2021-23048
On BIG-IP version 16.0.x before 16.0.1.2, 15.1.x before 15.1.3.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.3, 13.1.x before 13.1.4.1, and all versions of 12.1.x and 11.6.x, when GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) iRules commands or a GTP profile is configured on a virtual…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
On BIG-IP version 16.0.x before 16.0.1.2, 15.1.x before 15.1.3.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.3, 13.1.x before 13.1.4.1, and all versions of 12.1.x and 11.6.x, when GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) iRules commands or a GTP profile is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed GTP messages can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.96% probability · 61th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- f5/big-ip access policy manager · f5/big-ip advanced firewall manager · f5/big-ip advanced web application firewall · f5/big-ip analytics · f5/big-ip application acceleration manager · f5/big-ip application security manager · f5/big-ip domain name system · f5/big-ip fraud protection service · f5/big-ip global traffic manager · f5/big-ip link controller · f5/big-ip local traffic manager
- Source
- f5sirt@f5.com
EPSS 1.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K19012930Vendor Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K19012930Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.