CVE-2026-20916
published 2026-05-13CVE-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…
PriorityP352high8.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCNIHAH
EPSS
0.37%
28.8th percentile
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.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| f5 | big-iq | — | — |
| f5 | big-iq | >= 8.4.0 < 8.4.1 | 8.4.1 |
| f5 | big-iq_centralized_management | — | — |
| f5 | icontrol_rest | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
nvdv4.07.2HIGHCVSS: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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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GHSA
GHSA-wph4-q4m8-f794: An authenticated iControl REST user with low privileges can create or modify arbitrary files through an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint on the BIG-
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-13
CVE-2026-20916 [HIGH] CWE-22 GHSA-wph4-q4m8-f794: An authenticated iControl REST user with low privileges can create or modify arbitrary files through an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint on the BIG-
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.
F5
CVE-2026-20916: An authenticated iControl REST user with low privileges can create or modify arbitrary files through an undisclosed i...
vendor_f5·2026-05-13·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2026-20916 [HIGH] CWE-22 CVE-2026-20916: An authenticated iControl REST user with low privileges can create or modify arbitrary files through an undisclosed i...
CVE-2026-20916: An authenticated iControl REST user with low privileges can create or modify arbitrary files through an undisclosed i...
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.
Affected Products: BIG-IQ, iControl REST
F5 Advisory Articles: K000158029
F5 References: https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000158029
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2026-05-13
Published