F5 BIG-IP CIS Excessive Perm. for Reading Cluster Secrets
CVE-2026-22549 Published on February 4, 2026
BIG-IP Container Ingress Services vulnerability
A vulnerability exists in F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services that may allow excessive permissions to read cluster secrets. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-22549 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
The software performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-22549
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Affected Versions
F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services:- Version 2.0.0 and below 2.20.2 is affected.
- Version 1.0.0 and below * is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.