CVE-2023-46747 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2023-46747

BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

Undisclosed requests may bypass configuration utility authentication, allowing an attacker with network access to the BIG-IP system through the management port and/or self IP addresses to execute arbitrary system commands.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • F5 acknowledges Thomas Hendrickson and Michael Weber of Praetorian Security, Inc. for bringing this issue to our attention and following the highest standards of coordinated disclosure.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

BIG-IP
Vulnerable Versions:
17.1.0, 16.1.0, 15.1.0, 14.1.0, 13.1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 26th, 2023
Last Modified: October 21st, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)