CVE-2026-28758

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

CVSS v3 4.4 MEDIUM

4.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000158070	Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-13 16:16

Updated : 2026-06-29 17:58

NVD link : CVE-2026-28758

Mitre link : CVE-2026-28758

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-28758

JSON object : View

Products Affected

f5

big-ip_domain_name_system

CWE

CWE-312

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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