CVE-2016-9251

high-risk
Published 2017-05-09

In F5 BIG-IP 12.0.0 through 12.1.2, an authenticated attacker may be able to cause an escalation of privileges through a crafted iControl REST connection.

Do I need to act?

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0.45% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

F5
56
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 24/34 · High