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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2026-40631Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: f5 · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Running
CVE-2026-40631Unknown / EvaluatingHIGH (raw)CVSS 8.7CWE-552

An authenticated attacker with the Resource Administrator or Administrator role can modify configuration objects through iControl SOAP resulting in privilege escalation

Published: 13 May 2026•Last updated: 26 Oct 2026, 10:40 PM IST•Source identifier: f5sirt@f5.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance not available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
8.7HIGH (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Metric sourcef5sirt@f5.com
EPSS probability
0.2%0.002
Percentile16th
Weakness type
CWE-552
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

An authenticated attacker with the Resource Administrator or Administrator role can modify configuration objects through iControl SOAP resulting in privilege escalation. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited (source statement)

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; HIGH severity; Source severity; no confirmed exploitation signal

Affected Products & Remediation

21 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip analytics · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip application acceleration manager · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip application security manager · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip application visibility and reporting · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip automation toolchain · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip carrier-grade nat · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip container ingress services · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip ddos hybrid defender · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip domain name system · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip edge gateway · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip fraud protection service · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip global traffic manager · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip link controller · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip local traffic manager · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip ssl orchestrator · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip webaccelerator · >= 17.1.0 <= 17.1.3; >= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • f5 big-ip websafe · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

No rule-based guidance for this vulnerability class

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
f5sirt@f5.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_automation_toolchain:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_carrier-grade_nat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_container_ingress_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

2 public sources
my.f5.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2026-40631
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2026-40631
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2026-40631"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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