CVE-2024-32049Network attack vector

Instance credential disclosure via interceptable SSL channel

Published May 8, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Credential exposure in F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager 20.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain managed LTM/WAF instance credentials. The SSL channel between Central Manager and managed instances is accessible to a non-endpoint; F5 has not disclosed the specific peer-validation failure. Exploitation requires a network position capable of interposing on that channel, and the stolen credentials permit access to managed instances.

CVSS severity7.4
High
EPSS probability0.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Credential exposure in F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager 20.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain managed LTM/WAF instance credentials. The SSL channel between Central Manager and managed instances is accessible to a non-endpoint; F5 has not disclosed the specific peer-validation failure. Exploitation requires a network position capable of interposing on that channel, and the stolen credentials permit access to managed instances.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-32049
Published
May 8, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
F5 Networks
Product
BIG-IP Next Central Manager
Classifications
CWE-300, T1557
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=20.0.1
  2. Affected versionversion=20.0.1 <20.1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

F5 Networks · BIG-IP Next Central Managerversion=20.0.1; version=20.0.1 <20.1.0

Published CVSS scores

7.4F5 NetworksCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-300Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint
T1557Adversary-in-the-Middle

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