Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-40061

HighRCE

Published: 13 May 2026

Published
13 May 2026
Modified
13 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 8.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0005 16.8th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-40061 is a high-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 16.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NVD Description

When BIG-IP DNS is provisioned, a vulnerability exists in an undisclosed iControl REST and BIG-IP TMOS Shell (tmsh) command that may allow an authenticated attacker with the Resource Administrator or Administrator role to execute arbitrary system commands with higher privileges.…

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In Appliance mode deployments, 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.

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Details

CWE(s)
CWE-77

Affected Products

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Software
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

References