F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility
YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2023-46747
F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
overdue since 2023-11-21
F5: 8 entries (0.4% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 2 added in 2026.
BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.
Your BOD 26-04 window (SSVC tier helper)
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Description
F5 BIG-IP Configuration utility contains an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability due to undisclosed requests that may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the BIG-IP system through the management port and/or self IP addresses to execute system commands. This vulnerability can be used in conjunction with CVE-2023-46748.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000137353; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46747
References
Other KEV entries for this vendor: F5
- CVE-2026-94127 - BIG-IP APM (2026-09-22)
- CVE-2025-53521 - BIG-IP (2026-03-27)
- CVE-2023-46748 - BIG-IP Configuration Utility (2023-10-31)
- CVE-2022-1388 - BIG-IP (2022-05-10)
- CVE-2021-22991 - BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel (2022-01-18)
- CVE-2020-5902 - BIG-IP (2021-11-03)
- CVE-2021-22986 - BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management (2021-11-03)
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