CVE-2016-9250

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Published 2017-05-10 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

7.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.5

Description

In F5 BIG-IP 11.2.1, 11.4.0 through 11.6.1, and 12.0.0 through 12.1.2, an unauthenticated user with access to the control plane may be able to delete arbitrary files through an undisclosed mechanism.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

83%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
f5	big-ip_local_traffic_manager	`11.2.1`
f5	big-ip_local_traffic_manager	`11.4.0`
f5	big-ip_local_traffic_manager	`11.4.1`
f5	big-ip_local_traffic_manager	`11.5.0`
f5	big-ip_local_traffic_manager	`11.5.1`
f5	big-ip_local_traffic_manager	`11.5.2`
f5	big-ip_local_traffic_manager	`11.5.3`
f5	big-ip_local_traffic_manager	`11.5.4`
f5	big-ip_local_traffic_manager	`11.6.0`
f5	big-ip_local_traffic_manager	`11.6.1`
f5	big-ip_local_traffic_manager	`12.0.0`
f5	big-ip_local_traffic_manager	`12.1.0`
f5	big-ip_local_traffic_manager	`12.1.1`
f5	big-ip_local_traffic_manager	`12.1.2`
f5	big-ip_application_acceleration_manager	`11.4.0`
f5	big-ip_application_acceleration_manager	`11.4.1`
f5	big-ip_application_acceleration_manager	`11.5.0`
f5	big-ip_application_acceleration_manager	`11.5.1`
f5	big-ip_application_acceleration_manager	`11.5.2`
f5	big-ip_application_acceleration_manager	`11.5.3`
f5	big-ip_application_acceleration_manager	`11.5.4`
f5	big-ip_application_acceleration_manager	`11.6.0`
f5	big-ip_application_acceleration_manager	`11.6.1`
f5	big-ip_application_acceleration_manager	`12.0.0`
f5	big-ip_application_acceleration_manager	`12.1.0`
f5	big-ip_application_acceleration_manager	`12.1.1`
f5	big-ip_application_acceleration_manager	`12.1.2`
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	`11.2.1`
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	`11.4.0`
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	`11.4.1`
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	`11.5.0`
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	`11.5.1`
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	`11.5.2`
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	`11.5.3`
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	`11.5.4`
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	`11.6.0`
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	`11.6.1`
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	`12.0.0`
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	`12.1.0`
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	`12.1.1`
f5	big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager	`12.1.2`
f5	big-ip_analytics	`11.2.1`
f5	big-ip_analytics	`11.4.0`
f5	big-ip_analytics	`11.4.1`
f5	big-ip_analytics	`11.5.0`
f5	big-ip_analytics	`11.5.1`
f5	big-ip_analytics	`11.5.2`
f5	big-ip_analytics	`11.5.3`
f5	big-ip_analytics	`11.5.4`
f5	big-ip_analytics	`11.6.0`
f5	big-ip_analytics	`11.6.1`
f5	big-ip_analytics	`12.0.0`
f5	big-ip_analytics	`12.1.0`
f5	big-ip_analytics	`12.1.1`
f5	big-ip_analytics	`12.1.2`
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	`11.2.1`
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	`11.4.0`
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	`11.4.1`
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	`11.5.0`
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	`11.5.1`
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	`11.5.2`
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	`11.5.3`
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	`11.5.4`
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	`11.6.0`
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	`11.6.1`
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	`12.0.0`
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	`12.1.0`
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	`12.1.1`
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	`12.1.2`
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	`11.2.1`
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	`11.4.0`
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	`11.4.1`
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	`11.5.0`
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	`11.5.1`
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	`11.5.2`
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	`11.5.3`
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	`11.5.4`
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	`11.6.0`
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	`11.6.1`
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	`12.0.0`
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	`12.1.0`
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	`12.1.1`
f5	big-ip_application_security_manager	`12.1.2`
f5	big-ip_domain_name_system	`12.0.0`
f5	big-ip_domain_name_system	`12.1.0`
f5	big-ip_domain_name_system	`12.1.1`
f5	big-ip_domain_name_system	`12.1.2`
f5	big-ip_edge_gateway	`11.2.1`
f5	big-ip_global_traffic_manager	`11.2.1`
f5	big-ip_global_traffic_manager	`11.4.0`
f5	big-ip_global_traffic_manager	`11.4.1`
f5	big-ip_global_traffic_manager	`11.5.0`
f5	big-ip_global_traffic_manager	`11.5.1`
f5	big-ip_global_traffic_manager	`11.5.2`
f5	big-ip_global_traffic_manager	`11.5.3`
f5	big-ip_global_traffic_manager	`11.5.4`
f5	big-ip_global_traffic_manager	`11.6.0`
f5	big-ip_global_traffic_manager	`11.6.1`
f5	big-ip_link_controller	`11.2.1`
f5	big-ip_link_controller	`11.4.0`
f5	big-ip_link_controller	`11.4.1`
f5	big-ip_link_controller	`11.5.0`
f5	big-ip_link_controller	`11.5.1`
f5	big-ip_link_controller	`11.5.2`
f5	big-ip_link_controller	`11.5.3`
f5	big-ip_link_controller	`11.5.4`
f5	big-ip_link_controller	`11.6.0`
f5	big-ip_link_controller	`11.6.1`
f5	big-ip_link_controller	`12.0.0`
f5	big-ip_link_controller	`12.1.0`
f5	big-ip_link_controller	`12.1.1`
f5	big-ip_link_controller	`12.1.2`
f5	big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager	`11.4.0`
f5	big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager	`11.4.1`
f5	big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager	`11.5.0`
f5	big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager	`11.5.1`
f5	big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager	`11.5.2`
f5	big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager	`11.5.3`
f5	big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager	`11.5.4`
f5	big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager	`11.6.0`
f5	big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager	`11.6.1`
f5	big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager	`12.0.0`
f5	big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager	`12.1.0`
f5	big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager	`12.1.1`
f5	big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager	`12.1.2`
f5	big-ip_protocol_security_module	`11.4.0`
f5	big-ip_protocol_security_module	`11.4.1`
f5	big-ip_webaccelerator	`11.2.1`
f5	big-ip_websafe	`11.6.0`
f5	big-ip_websafe	`11.6.1`
f5	big-ip_websafe	`12.0.0`
f5	big-ip_websafe	`12.1.0`
f5	big-ip_websafe	`12.1.1`
f5	big-ip_websafe	`12.1.2`

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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