CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-94127
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
F5 BIG-IP APM Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability — F5 BIG-IP APM
F5 BIG-IP APM contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability when access policy and an OAuth profile are configured on a virtual server. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform remote code execution.
- Added to KEV
- 2026-09-22
- Remediation due
- 2026-09-25
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
- Notes
- For temporary mitigation to allow for proactive forensic triage, apply the vendor-provided iRule. Once completed, install the final vendor patch as soon as possible. For more information please see: https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000162605 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94127
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-09-22
- Last modified
- 2026-09-23
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 CRITICAL — CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-122
Description
When a BIG-IP APM access policy and an OAuth profile are configured on a virtual server, specific malicious traffic can lead to remote code execution (RCE). This vulnerability is only present when BIG-IP APM is configured as an OAuth Authorization Server. Deployments using APM strictly as an OAuth Client / Resource Server (without OAuth authorization server profiles configured) are not affected by this vulnerability.
Impact:
This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to perform remote code execution. The BIG-IP system in Appliance mode is also vulnerable. This is a data plane issue; there is no control plane exposure.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Affected configurations
• f5 big-ip access policy manager (>= 17.0.0 <= 17.1.3)
• f5 big-ip access policy manager (>= 17.5.0 <= 17.5.1)
• f5 big-ip access policy manager 21.1.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow weakness
References
- https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000162605 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-94127 US Government Resource