CVE-2026-28758
MEDIUMBIG-IP - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in iControl REST Response and Audit Log
Title source: llmDescription
When BIG-IP DNS is provisioned, a vulnerability exists in the gtm_add and bigip_add iControl REST commands that return the ssh-password parameter in cleartext in the iControl REST response and is also logged in the audit log. This may allow a highly privileged, authenticated attacker with access to the audit log to view sensitive information. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000158070
Scores
CVSS v3
4.4
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
1.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-312
Status
published
Products (4)
F5/BIG-IP
16.1.0
F5/BIG-IP
17.1.0 - 17.1.3.1
F5/BIG-IP
17.5.0 - 17.5.1.4
F5/BIG-IP
21.0.0
Published
May 13, 2026
Tracked Since
May 13, 2026