CVE-2023-46747

criticalpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEU KEV · CNWEPSS 0.968 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV · 9 exploits · weaponized

Likely / severe?

96.8% (100th) EPSS

CVSS 9.8 · critical

Is it mine?

160 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

added 2023-10-31remediate by 2023-11-21

required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

EU KEVflagged by CNWreported 2025-01-23patched 2023-10-26ransomware

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

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.19.8criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · f5sirt@f5.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-306USprimaryCWE-288USCWE-288US

exploits (9)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

exploit/linux/http/f5_bigip_tmui_rce_cve_2023_46747F5 BIG-IP TMUI AJP Smuggling RCEweaponized · metasploit
Razzlemouse/F5-BIG-IP-SmuggleShell-CVE-2023-46747-Exploit#F5-BIG-IP-CVE-2023-46747-Exploit – Unauthenticated RCE Python exploit & Nuclei template by Raguraman ✓ Automated TCP reverse shell (LHOST/LPORT) ✓ Tested on affected BIG-IP 13.x–17.x ⚠️ Authorized pentesting onlyPoC · poc_in_github
RevoltSecurities/CVE-2023-46747An Exploitation script developed to exploit the CVE-2023-46747 which Pre Auth Remote Code Execution of f5-BIG Ip producsPoC · poc_in_github
W01fh4cker/CVE-2023-46747-RCEexploit for f5-big-ip RCE cve-2023-46747PoC · poc_in_github
cediegreyhat/BigFingerCVE-2023-46747-RCE PoC PoC · poc_in_github
fu2x2000/CVE-2023-46747CVE-2023-46747 Criticle Auth BypassPoC · poc_in_github

affected products (160)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

F5 BIG-IP13.1.0 → *enisa_euvdEU
F5 BIG-IP14.1.0 → *enisa_euvdEU
F5 BIG-IP15.1.0 → *enisa_euvdEU
F5 BIG-IP16.1.0 → *enisa_euvdEU
F5 BIG-IP17.1.0 → *enisa_euvdEU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Access Policy Manager13.1.0 → 13.1.5fstec_bduRU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Access Policy Manager14.1.0 → 14.1.5fstec_bduRU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Access Policy Manager15.1.0 → 15.1.10fstec_bduRU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Access Policy Manager16.1.0 → 16.1.4fstec_bduRU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Access Policy Manager17.1.0 → 17.1.0.3fstec_bduRU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager13.1.0 → 13.1.5fstec_bduRU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager14.1.0 → 14.1.5fstec_bduRU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager15.1.0 → 15.1.10fstec_bduRU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager16.1.0 → 16.1.4fstec_bduRU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager17.1.0 → 17.1.0.3fstec_bduRU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Analytics13.1.0 → 13.1.5fstec_bduRU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Analytics14.1.0 → 14.1.5fstec_bduRU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Analytics15.1.0 → 15.1.10fstec_bduRU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Analytics16.1.0 → 16.1.4fstec_bduRU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP Analytics17.1.0 → 17.1.0.3fstec_bduRU

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-2762F5 BIG-IP: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-10-26csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in F5 BIG-IP ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und beliebigen Code auszuführen.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-10-26modified 2026-06-17

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references (13)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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