Critical vulnerabilities in BIG-IP appliances leave big networks open to intrusion
Briefly

The critical vulnerabilities discovered in the BIG-IP Next Central Manager put some of the world's largest networks at risk of intrusion. F5, the company behind the product, mentions its high usage among Fortune-tracked corporations.
BIG-IP appliances are crucial for load balancing, DDoS mitigation, and data inspection and encryption. The significant pipeline role they play in network security makes them attractive targets for hackers.
Researchers from Eclypsium identified five vulnerabilities in the latest version of BIG-IP, with two confirmed by F5 and patched. However, three other vulnerabilities remain unaddressed, potentially posing risks to network security.
The new vulnerabilities found in the latest version of BIG-IP Next are significant, as they affect the flagship F5 product, exposing potential security threats even in the supposedly more secure, managed, and performant version.
Read at Ars Technica
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