Is CVE-2023-46747 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-46747 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-27.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-46747?

CVE-2023-46747 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2023-46747?

Patch guidance is available from f5 security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-46747.

Fix CVE-2023-46747 - CRITICAL

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2023-46747?

100 products: f5 big-ip access policy manager, f5 big-ip access policy manager, f5 big-ip access policy manager, f5 big-ip access policy manager, f5 big-ip access policy manager, and 95 more.

Description

Undisclosed requests may bypass configuration utility authentication, allowing an attacker with network access to the BIG-IP system through the management port and/or self IP addresses to execute arbitrary system commands. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-288 CWE-306 · Missing Authentication

Metadata

Primary Vendor: F5
Published: 10/26/2023
Last Modified: 10/27/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

f5 : big-ip_access_policy_managerf5 : big-ip_access_policy_managerf5 : big-ip_access_policy_managerf5 : big-ip_access_policy_managerf5 : big-ip_access_policy_managerf5 : big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerf5 : big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerf5 : big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerf5 : big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerf5 : big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerf5 : big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewallf5 : big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewallf5 : big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewallf5 : big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewallf5 : big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewallf5 : big-ip_carrier-grade_natf5 : big-ip_carrier-grade_natf5 : big-ip_carrier-grade_natf5 : big-ip_carrier-grade_natf5 : big-ip_carrier-grade_natf5 : big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defenderf5 : big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defenderf5 : big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defenderf5 : big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defenderf5 : big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defenderf5 : big-ip_ssl_orchestratorf5 : big-ip_ssl_orchestratorf5 : big-ip_ssl_orchestratorf5 : big-ip_ssl_orchestratorf5 : big-ip_ssl_orchestratorf5 : big-ip_domain_name_systemf5 : big-ip_domain_name_systemf5 : big-ip_domain_name_systemf5 : big-ip_domain_name_systemf5 : big-ip_domain_name_systemf5 : big-ip_local_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_local_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_local_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_local_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_local_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerf5 : big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerf5 : big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerf5 : big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerf5 : big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerf5 : big-ip_automation_toolchainf5 : big-ip_automation_toolchainf5 : big-ip_automation_toolchainf5 : big-ip_automation_toolchainf5 : big-ip_automation_toolchainf5 : big-ip_container_ingress_servicesf5 : big-ip_container_ingress_servicesf5 : big-ip_container_ingress_servicesf5 : big-ip_container_ingress_servicesf5 : big-ip_container_ingress_servicesf5 : big-ip_application_security_managerf5 : big-ip_application_security_managerf5 : big-ip_application_security_managerf5 : big-ip_application_security_managerf5 : big-ip_application_security_managerf5 : big-ip_analyticsf5 : big-ip_analyticsf5 : big-ip_analyticsf5 : big-ip_analyticsf5 : big-ip_analyticsf5 : big-ip_application_acceleration_managerf5 : big-ip_application_acceleration_managerf5 : big-ip_application_acceleration_managerf5 : big-ip_application_acceleration_managerf5 : big-ip_application_acceleration_managerf5 : big-ip_application_visibility_and_reportingf5 : big-ip_application_visibility_and_reportingf5 : big-ip_application_visibility_and_reportingf5 : big-ip_application_visibility_and_reportingf5 : big-ip_application_visibility_and_reportingf5 : big-ip_fraud_protection_servicesf5 : big-ip_fraud_protection_servicesf5 : big-ip_fraud_protection_servicesf5 : big-ip_fraud_protection_servicesf5 : big-ip_fraud_protection_servicesf5 : big-ip_global_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_global_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_global_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_global_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_global_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_link_controllerf5 : big-ip_link_controllerf5 : big-ip_link_controllerf5 : big-ip_link_controllerf5 : big-ip_link_controllerf5 : big-ip_webacceleratorf5 : big-ip_webacceleratorf5 : big-ip_webacceleratorf5 : big-ip_webacceleratorf5 : big-ip_webacceleratorf5 : big-ip_websafef5 : big-ip_websafef5 : big-ip_websafef5 : big-ip_websafef5 : big-ip_websafe

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD