{"id":"CVE-2026-42919","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-42919","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T00:14:46.060Z","title":"A vulnerability exists in BIG-IP systems that may allow an authenticated attacker with administrative access to escalate their privileges.","description":"A vulnerability exists in BIG-IP systems that may allow an authenticated attacker with administrative access to escalate their privileges. A successful exploit may allow the attacker to cross a security boundary.\n\n Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.","published":"2026-05-13T16:16:49.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-26T14:10:00.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"f5sirt@f5.com","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/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"},"cwe":["CWE-121"],"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 application visibility and reporting","f5/big-ip automation toolchain","f5/big-ip carrier-grade nat","f5/big-ip container ingress services","f5/big-ip ddos hybrid defender","f5/big-ip domain name system","f5/big-ip edge gateway","f5/big-ip fraud protection service","f5/big-ip global traffic manager","f5/big-ip link controller","f5/big-ip local traffic manager","f5/big-ip policy enforcement manager","f5/big-ip ssl orchestrator","f5/big-ip webaccelerator","f5/big-ip websafe"],"epss":{"score":0.00288,"percentile":0.21119,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"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 (0.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000158971","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"f5sirt@f5.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42919","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."}