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CVE-2015-3628

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 69.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2015-12-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The iControl API in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, Link Controller, and PEM 11.3.0 before 11.5.3 HF2 and 11.6.0 before 11.6.0 HF6, BIG-IP AAM 11.4.0 before 11.5.3 HF2 and 11.6.0 before 11.6.0 HF6, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 11.3.0, BIG-IP GTM 11.3.0 before 11.6.0 HF6, BIG-IP PSM 11.3.0 through 11.4.1, Enterprise Manager 3.1.0 through 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Cloud and Security 4.0.0 through 4.5.0, BIG-IQ Device 4.2.0 through 4.5.0, and BIG-IQ ADC 4.5.0 allows remote authenticated users with the "Resource Administrator" role to gain privileges via an iCall (1) script or (2) handler in a SOAP request to iControl/iControlPortal.cgi.

Affected products

• F5 BIG-IP APM: 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2 (+2)
• BIG-IP: 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2 (+2)
• F5 Big-Ip Analytics: 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2 (+2)
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3 (+1)
• BIG-IP ASM: 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2 (+2)
• F5 Big-Ip Edge Gateway: 11.3.0
• F5 Networks BIG-IP, Enterprise Manager: 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.1.1
• F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2 (+2)
• F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2 (+2)
• F5 BIG-IP (LTM): 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2 (+2)
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2 (+2)
• F5 Big-Ip Protocol Security Module: 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1
• F5 Big-Ip Wan Optimization Manager: 11.3.0
• F5 Big-Ip Webaccelerator: 11.3.0
• F5 Big-Iq Adc: 4.5.0
• F5 Big-Iq Cloud: 4.0.0, 4.1.0, 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 4.4.0, 4.5.0
• F5 Big-Iq Device: 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 4.4.0, 4.5.0
• F5 Big-Iq Security: 4.0.0, 4.1.0, 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 4.4.0, 4.5.0

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134434/F5-iControl-iCall-Script-Root-Command-Execution.html
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/f5_icall_cmd
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034306
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034307
• https://gdssecurity.squarespace.com/labs/2015/9/8/f5-icallscript-privilege-escalation-cve-2015-3628.html
• https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/16000/700/sol16728.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38764/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134434/F5-iControl-iCall-Script-Root-Command-Execution.html
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/f5_icall_cmd
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034306
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034307
• https://gdssecurity.squarespace.com/labs/2015/9/8/f5-icallscript-privilege-escalation-cve-2015-3628.html

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