Command Injection in BIG-IP systems (CVE-2026-41953, CVSS 8.7)

Summary

Command injection in BIG-IP systems (CVE-2026-41953). Confidential information can be exposed externally.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

A vulnerability exists in BIG-IP systems where a highly privileged, authenticated attacker with at least the Resource Administrator role can modify configuration objects resulting in privilege escalation. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-41953 has been found in BIG-IP systems.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 8.7/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "BIG-IP systems CVE-2026-41953" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-41953 (BIG-IP systems) — CWE-77 / CVSS v3 8.7
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (CWE-77) exists in BIG-IP systems.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of BIG-IP systems.

🔥 Severity

Severity: High (CVSS 8.7/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
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Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.
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資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで BIG-IP systems を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
2
Post-deployment verification verify
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Confirm patched version is live in production
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パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Command Injection in BIG-IP systems (CVE-2026-41953)

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