What is CVE-2026-41227?

CVE-2026-41227 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-ip, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-41227?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in F5 Big-ip

CVE-2026-41227

On an HTTP/2 virtual server with Layer 7 DoS Protection configured, undisclosed traffic can result in an increase in memory consumption causing the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process to terminate. Note: Software versions which h…

EPSS: 0.001 (27.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

F5 Big-ip — versions 21.0.0, 17.5.0, 17.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

f5sirt@f5.com (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-41227?: CVE-2026-41227 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-ip, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-41227?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.