Servers and applications
CVE-2017-6131
In some circumstances, an F5 BIG-IP version 12.0.0 to 12.1.2 and 13.0.0 Azure cloud instance may contain a default administrative password which could be used to remotely log into the BIG-IP system. The impacted administrative account is the Azure instance administrative user that was created at deployment. The root and admin accounts are not vulnerable. An attacker may be able to remotely…
- Severity
- Critical 9.8
- Published
- 23 May 2017
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 1.1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 67% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Hard-coded credentials (CWE-798)
- Attack
- Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Read data · Change data · Take it down
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Sources
- NVD
Description
In some circumstances, an F5 BIG-IP version 12.0.0 to 12.1.2 and 13.0.0 Azure cloud instance may contain a default administrative password which could be used to remotely log into the BIG-IP system. The impacted administrative account is the Azure instance administrative user that was created at deployment. The root and admin accounts are not vulnerable. An attacker may be able to remotely access the BIG-IP host via SSH.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
F5 BIG-IPServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager |
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F5 BIG-IPServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager |
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