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CVE-2023-46747

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 Technic…

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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 9.8 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
9.0/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.8: +1.47
  • Fresh EPSS: 96.71%: +0.48

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 11 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre
Press · 16 Jul 2026, 07:00 · StrikeShark Campaign Exploits Known Vulnerabilities to Deploy Cobalt Strike via SharkLoader - Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre
The Hacker News
Press · 26 Jun 2026, 07:00 · New SharkLoader Malware Deploys Cobalt Strike in StrikeShark Cyberattacks - The Hacker News
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 15 Oct 2025, 07:00 · CISA warns of ‘significant’ threat to federal networks after nation-state hackers stole F5 source code, undisclosed bug info - The Record from Recorded Future News
The Hacker News
Press · 22 Mar 2024, 07:00 · China-Linked Group Breaches Networks via Connectwise, F5 Software Flaws - The Hacker News
Google Cloud
Press · 21 Mar 2024, 07:00 · Bringing Access Back — Initial Access Brokers Exploit F5 BIG-IP (CVE-2023-46747) and ScreenConnect - Google Cloud
See all 11 source documents
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 21 Mar 2024, 07:00 · Chinese government hacker exploiting ScreenConnect, F5 bugs to attack defense and government entities - The Record from Recorded Future News
Cyfirma
Press · 08 Dec 2023, 08:00 · CVE-2023-46747 | Remote Code Execution | Critical Vulnerability - Cyfirma
BleepingComputer
Press · 01 Nov 2023, 07:00 · Hackers exploit recent F5 BIG-IP flaws in stealthy attacks - BleepingComputer
SecurityWeek
Press · 31 Oct 2023, 07:00 · Attackers Exploiting Critical F5 BIG-IP Vulnerability - SecurityWeek
BleepingComputer
Press · 27 Oct 2023, 07:00 · F5 fixes BIG-IP auth bypass allowing remote code execution attacks - BleepingComputer
Arctic Wolf
Press · 26 Oct 2023, 07:00 · Recommendations for CVE-2023-4674 - Arctic Wolf

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 9.0 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

2

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 2 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
AliBrTab/CVE-2023-46747-POC111Python30 Oct 2023, 15:56
cediegreyhat/BigFinger00Python04 Jul 2025, 04:34
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.8; EPSS 96.7%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:00.365953+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
26 Oct 2023, 07:00
Published
26 Oct 2023, 20:04
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
31 Oct 2023, 00:00
Latest press mention
16 Jul 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59
PoCs on GitHub
2 repositories