An improper sanitization vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP QKView utility that allows a low-privileged attacker to read sensitive information from a QKView file. 


Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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No CVSS v2

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
F5 BIG-IP unknown
Version Status Constraints
21.0.0 unaffected < *
17.5.0 affected < 17.5.1.4
17.1.0 affected < 17.1.3.1
16.1.0 affected < *
F5 BIG-IQ unknown
Version Status Constraints
8.4.0 affected < 8.4.1

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https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000157895 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 13 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Description An improper sanitization vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP QKView utility that allows a low-privileged attacker to read sensitive information from a QKView file.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
Title BIG-IP QKView vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-532
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: f5

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T14:12:28.836Z

Reserved: 2026-04-30T23:02:33.922Z

Link: CVE-2026-41219

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-13T16:16:44.620

Modified: 2026-05-13T16:27:11.127

Link: CVE-2026-41219

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