CVE-2024-37028: BIG-IP Next Central Manager vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-645

Description

BIG-IP Next Central Manager may allow an attacker to lock out an account that has never been logged in. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager: from 20.1.0 before 20.2.1 — fixed in 20.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager 20.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000139938

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