CVE-2023-41373: F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Critical severity, CVSS 9.9. EPSS: 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Configuration Utility that may allow an authenticated attacker to execute commands on the BIG-IP system. For BIG-IP system running in Appliance mode, 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.

Affected products

  • F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Analytics: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Visibility And Reporting: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Carrier-Grade Nat: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Ddos Hybrid Defender: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Domain Name System: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Link Controller: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Webaccelerator: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)
  • F5 BIG-IP Websafe: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.5.6 (fixed in 14.1.5.6); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.2 (fixed in 15.1.10.2); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.4.1 (fixed in 16.1.4.1); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.0.3 (fixed in 17.1.0.3)

Published 2023-10-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.