CVE•Published 2026-05-13•Modified 2026-06-29•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-40435F5 · Big-ip_access_policy_manager
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS percentile
13
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 87% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
When configured, IP-based access restrictions for httpd do not cover all endpoints, which may allow connections from blocked addresses. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-13
Modified 2026-06-29
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-40435Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager"All exposed F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Big-ip Access Policy Manager"HTTP body or banner mentions "Big-ip Access Policy Manager" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-40435Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-40435Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-40435Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-40435GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-40435" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-40435 on GitHub.
We haven't classified any articles referencing CVE-2026-40435 yet. The external references above still apply.