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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00886.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
F5 BIG-IP unknown
Version Status Constraints
21.1.0 unaffected < *
21.0.0 affected < 21.0.0.1
17.5.0 affected < 17.5.1.5
17.1.0 affected < 17.1.3.1
16.1.0 affected < *
F5 SSL Orchestrator unknown
Version Status Constraints
14.0 unaffected < *
13.0 affected < 13.1.3
12.0 affected < 12.3.2
11.0 affected < 11.4.1

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator:21.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000149743 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 13 May 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared F5
F5 big-ip
F5 ssl Orchestrator
Vendors & Products F5
F5 big-ip
F5 ssl Orchestrator

Wed, 13 May 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 13 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: f5

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T16:16:50.731Z

Reserved: 2026-04-30T23:02:33.926Z

Link: CVE-2026-42780

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T16:16:43.412Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-13T16:16:48.303

Modified: 2026-06-23T13:58:28.543

Link: CVE-2026-42780

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

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Updated: 2026-05-13T18:30:46Z

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