CVE-2026-42780
published 2026-05-13CVE-2026-42780: A directory traversal vulnerability exists in BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator that allows an authenticated attacker with high privilege to overwrite, delete or corrupt…
PriorityP432medium4.9CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRHUINSUCNIHAN
EPSS
0.89%
55.0th percentile
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator that allows an authenticated attacker with high privilege to overwrite, delete or corrupt arbitrary local files.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Affected
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| f5 | big-ip | — | — |
| f5 | big-ip | >= 16.1.0 < * | * |
| f5 | big-ip | >= 17.1.0 < 17.1.3.1 | 17.1.3.1 |
| f5 | big-ip | >= 17.5.0 < 17.5.1.5 | 17.5.1.5 |
| f5 | big-ip | >= 21.0.0 < 21.0.0.1 | 21.0.0.1 |
| f5 | big-ip_ssl_orchestrator | — | — |
| f5 | big-ip_ssl_orchestrator | 17.1.0 – 17.1.3 | — |
| f5 | big-ip_ssl_orchestrator | 17.5.0 – 17.5.1 | — |
| f5 | ssl_orchestrator | >= 11.0 < 11.4.1 | 11.4.1 |
| f5 | ssl_orchestrator | >= 12.0 < 12.3.2 | 12.3.2 |
| f5 | ssl_orchestrator | >= 13.0 < 13.1.3 | 13.1.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.14.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvdv4.06.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/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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F5
CVE-2026-42780: A directory traversal vulnerability exists in BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator that allows an authenticated attacker with high...
vendor_f5·2026-05-13·CVSS 6.9
CVE-2026-42780 [MEDIUM] CWE-22 CVE-2026-42780: A directory traversal vulnerability exists in BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator that allows an authenticated attacker with high...
CVE-2026-42780: A directory traversal vulnerability exists in BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator that allows an authenticated attacker with high...
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator that allows an authenticated attacker with high privilege to overwrite, delete or corrupt arbitrary local files.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Affected Products: BIG-IP
F5 Advisory Articles: K000149743
F5 References: https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000149743
VulDB
F5 BIG-IP/SSL Orchestrator path traversal (K000149743)
vuldb·2026-05-13·CVSS 6.9
CVE-2026-42780 [MEDIUM] F5 BIG-IP/SSL Orchestrator path traversal (K000149743)
A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP and SSL Orchestrator. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal.
This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-42780. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
GHSA
GHSA-4m3x-cfc5-6ccg: A directory traversal vulnerability exists in BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator that allows an authenticated attacker with high privilege to overwrite, delete o
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-13
CVE-2026-42780 [MEDIUM] CWE-22 GHSA-4m3x-cfc5-6ccg: A directory traversal vulnerability exists in BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator that allows an authenticated attacker with high privilege to overwrite, delete o
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator that allows an authenticated attacker with high privilege to overwrite, delete or corrupt arbitrary local files.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2026-05-13
Published