---
id: CVE-2026-40631
title: "An authenticated attacker with the Resource Administrator or Administrator role can modify configuration objects through iControl SOAP resulting in privilege escalation.\_ Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Suppor…"
summary: "An authenticated attacker with the Resource Administrator or Administrator role can modify configuration objects through iControl SOAP resulting in privilege escalation.\_ Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Suppor…"
severity: high
cvss: 8.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-552
published: '2026-05-13'
updated: '2026-06-29'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40631'
references:
  - url: 'https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000160979'
    label: f5sirt@f5.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00408
epssPercentile: 0.32369
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T14:29:18.100Z'
---

## Overview

An authenticated attacker with the Resource Administrator or Administrator role can modify configuration objects through iControl SOAP resulting in privilege escalation.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.