7.1

CVE-2026-42781: f5 big-ip Infinite Loop

CVSS: 7.1v4.0HighAnalyzed
Published 13-05-2026Last modified 13-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-42781 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Infinite Loop vulnerability in f5 big-ip. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · +0.09 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

When embedded Packet Velocity Acceleration (ePVA) acceleration is configured, undisclosed local ethernet traffic can cause an increase in ePVA and Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) resource utilization.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

18%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.09 pp

From 0.18% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.27%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

F522 products

1 vendor · 22 products

References

1 links