CVE-2023-3470: F5 BIG-IP 10200v-F Firmware

Medium severity, CVSS 6.1. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Specific F5 BIG-IP platforms with Cavium Nitrox FIPS HSM cards generate a deterministic password for the Crypto User account.  The predictable nature of the password allows an authenticated user with TMSH access to the BIG-IP system, or anyone with physical access to the FIPS HSM, the information required to generate the correct password.  On vCMP systems, all Guests share the same deterministic password, allowing those with TMSH access on one Guest to access keys of a different Guest. The following BIG-IP hardware platforms are affected: 10350v-F, i5820-DF, i7820-DF, i15820-DF, 5250v-F, 7200v-F, 10200v-F, 6900-F, 8900-F, 11000-F, and 11050-F. The BIG-IP rSeries r5920-DF and r10920-DF are not affected, nor does the issue affect software FIPS implementations or network HSM configurations. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected products

  • F5 BIG-IP 10200v-F Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • F5 BIG-IP 10350v-F Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • F5 BIG-IP 11000-F Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • F5 BIG-IP 11050-F Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • F5 BIG-IP 5250v-F Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • F5 BIG-IP 6900-F Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • F5 BIG-IP 7200v-F Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • F5 BIG-IP 8900-F Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager: from 13.1.0, before 13.1.4 (fixed in 13.1.4); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4 (fixed in 14.1.4); version 15.1.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager: from 13.1.0, before 13.1.4 (fixed in 13.1.4); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4 (fixed in 14.1.4); version 15.1.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall: from 13.1.0, before 13.1.4 (fixed in 13.1.4); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4 (fixed in 14.1.4); version 15.1.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Analytics: from 13.1.0, before 13.1.4 (fixed in 13.1.4); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4 (fixed in 14.1.4); version 15.1.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager: from 13.1.0, before 13.1.4 (fixed in 13.1.4); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4 (fixed in 14.1.4); version 15.1.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager: from 13.1.0, before 13.1.4 (fixed in 13.1.4); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4 (fixed in 14.1.4); version 15.1.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Visibility And Reporting: from 13.1.0, before 13.1.4 (fixed in 13.1.4); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4 (fixed in 14.1.4); version 15.1.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Carrier-Grade Nat: from 13.1.0, before 13.1.4 (fixed in 13.1.4); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4 (fixed in 14.1.4); version 15.1.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Ddos Hybrid Defender: from 13.1.0, before 13.1.4 (fixed in 13.1.4); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4 (fixed in 14.1.4); version 15.1.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Domain Name System: from 13.1.0, before 13.1.4 (fixed in 13.1.4); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4 (fixed in 14.1.4); version 15.1.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway: from 13.1.0, before 13.1.4 (fixed in 13.1.4); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4 (fixed in 14.1.4); version 15.1.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service: from 13.1.0, before 13.1.4 (fixed in 13.1.4); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4 (fixed in 14.1.4); version 15.1.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager: from 13.1.0, before 13.1.4 (fixed in 13.1.4); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4 (fixed in 14.1.4); version 15.1.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP i15820-Df Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • F5 BIG-IP i5820-Df Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • F5 BIG-IP i7820-Df Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • F5 BIG-IP Link Controller: from 13.1.0, before 13.1.4 (fixed in 13.1.4); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4 (fixed in 14.1.4); version 15.1.0 only
  • and 5 more

Published 2023-08-02. Last modified 2026-06-17.