How severe is CVE-2023-46747?

CVE-2023-46747 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10, rated CRITICAL. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which products are affected by CVE-2023-46747?

CVE-2023-46747 affects the following products: f5 big-ip access policy manager, f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager, f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall, f5 big-ip analytics, f5 big-ip application acceleration manager, f5 big-ip application security manager, f5 big-ip application visibility and reporting, f5 big-ip automation toolchain, and 12 more.

How do I patch CVE-2023-46747?

No patch has shipped for CVE-2023-46747 yet — track the f5 big-ip access policy manager advisory for a fixed release and apply the workarounds below in the meantime.

How do I detect CVE-2023-46747 across my infrastructure?

Inventory every f5 big-ip access policy manager deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.

How do I mitigate CVE-2023-46747 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.

Is CVE-2023-46747 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 10 known exploit references for CVE-2023-46747, including 6 in-the-wild exploitations observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

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

CVE-2023-46747 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 96.5%, placing it in the 100th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A score above 50% indicates significantly elevated exploitation risk — immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Is CVE-2023-46747 in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog?

Yes. CVE-2023-46747 (F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass Vulnerability) was added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2023-10-31. CISA required all US federal civilian agencies to remediate this vulnerability by 2023-11-21. The required action was: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. This CVE has been used in known ransomware campaigns. Being listed in the KEV catalog is the strongest possible confirmation of active exploitation — treat this as a critical priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-46747?

CVE-2023-46747 is classified as CWE-288 (CWE-288), Missing Authentication (CWE-306). These weakness types describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2023-46747?

CVE-2023-46747 affects f5 big-ip access policy manager; f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager; f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall; f5 big-ip analytics, and 16 more product(s). Check the affected-products list on this page against your deployed version to confirm exposure.

Is there exploit tooling available for CVE-2023-46747?

A Nuclei detection template exists for CVE-2023-46747, meaning automated scanners can fingerprint it. Public exploit tooling significantly increases real-world risk — prioritize patching and ensure detection coverage. Exploit tooling should only ever be used in isolated, authorized testing environments.

When was CVE-2023-46747 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2023-46747 was published on October 26, 2023 and was last updated on June 17, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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CISA KEV · ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CRITICAL severity

CVE-2023-46747 — Big-Ip Access Policy Manager

CRITICAL

CVE-2023-46747 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) CWE-288 vulnerability in f5 big-ip access policy manager. It is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-10-31) and has been used in ransomware campaigns — treat it as actively exploited and patch now. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.

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…

Published

Oct 26, 2023

Updated

Jun 17, 2026

Affected

20 products

Patched

See advisory

Exploits

10 known

Exploitation data as of Oct 23, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

Actively exploited in the wild

Confirmed by CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-10-31 — including use in ransomware campaigns. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2023-11-21.
CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA (KEV catalog and SSVC triage) for CVE-2023-46747.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

96.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Very High Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs100th percentile — riskier than 100% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2023-46747 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). In the shaded patch-first corner (EPSS 50%+, CVSS 7.0+).

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 395,249 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the ≥ 90% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

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

Affected Products

20 products · 100 configurations

Application

big-ip access policy managerf5

≥ 17.1.0 && ≤ 17.1.1

range

Application

big-ip advanced firewall managerf5

≥ 17.1.0 && ≤ 17.1.1

range

Application

big-ip advanced web application firewallf5

≥ 17.1.0 && ≤ 17.1.1

range

Application

big-ip analyticsf5

≥ 17.1.0 && ≤ 17.1.1

range

Application

big-ip application acceleration managerf5

≥ 17.1.0 && ≤ 17.1.1

range

Application

big-ip application security managerf5

≥ 17.1.0 && ≤ 17.1.1

range

Exploits & PoCs

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.