Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-40061
When BIG-IP DNS is provisioned, a vulnerability exists in an undisclosed iControl REST and BIG-IP TMOS Shell (tmsh) command that may allow an authenticated attacker with the Resource Administrator or Administrator role to execute arbitrary system commands with higher privileges. In Appliance mode deployments, a successful exploit can allow the attacker to cross a security boundary. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 14.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.7
Products affected by CVE-2026-40061
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.3.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.3.4
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.3.5
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.4.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:16.1.6
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.1.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.1.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.1.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.1.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.1.1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.1.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.1.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:21.0.0