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CVE-2016-5700

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-10-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.5.0, 11.5.1 before HF11, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4 before HF2, 11.6.0 before HF8, 11.6.1 before HF1, 12.0.0 before HF4, and 12.1.0 before HF2, when configured with the HTTP Explicit Proxy functionality or SOCKS profile, allow remote attackers to modify the system configuration, read system files, and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• F5 BIG-IP APM: 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0 (+3)
• BIG-IP: 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0 (+3)
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0 (+3)
• BIG-IP ASM: 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0 (+3)
• F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0 (+3)
• F5 BIG-IP (LTM): 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0 (+3)
• F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0 (+3)
• F5 Big-Ip Websafe: 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 12.0.0, 12.1.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93325
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036928
• https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/35/sol35520031.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93325
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036928
• https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/35/sol35520031.html

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