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UK Cyber Defence
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CVE-2026-20916

An authenticated iControl REST user with low privileges can create or modify arbitrary files through an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint on the BIG-IQ system.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.37%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An authenticated iControl REST user with low privileges can create or modify arbitrary files through an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint on the BIG-IQ system.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS 4.0
7.2 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.37% probability · 30th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
f5/big-iq centralized management
Source
f5sirt@f5.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.