CVE-2026-42781

published 2026-05-13

CVE-2026-42781: When embedded Packet Velocity Acceleration (ePVA) acceleration is configured, undisclosed local ethernet traffic can cause an increase in ePVA and Traffic…

high 7.1 CVSS 4.0

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When embedded Packet Velocity Acceleration (ePVA) acceleration is configured, undisclosed local ethernet traffic can cause an increase in ePVA and Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected

3 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
f5	big-ip	>= 17.1.0 < 17.1.3.1	17.1.3.1
f5	big-ip	>= 17.5.0 < 17.5.1.4	17.5.1.4
f5	big-ip	>= 21.0.0 < 21.0.0.1	21.0.0.1

CWE-835