CVE•Published 2026-05-13•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-40061
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.7
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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. 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.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-13
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
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More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-40061Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-40061Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2026-40061Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-40061GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-40061" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-40061 on GitHub.