CVE-2023-28742
BIG-IP iQuery mesh vulnerability
When DNS is provisioned, an authenticated remote command execution vulnerability exists in DNS iQuery mesh.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
BIG-IP iQuery mesh vulnerability
When DNS is provisioned, an authenticated remote command execution vulnerability exists in DNS iQuery mesh.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
CVE-2023-28742- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32380
When DNS is provisioned, an authenticated remote command execution vulnerability exists in DNS iQuery mesh.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32380- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gqj6-hjr3-p5gm
When DNS is provisioned, an authenticated remote command execution vulnerability exists in DNS...
When DNS is provisioned, an authenticated remote command execution vulnerability exists in DNS iQuery mesh.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
GHSA-gqj6-hjr3-p5gm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
When DNS is provisioned, an authenticated remote command execution vulnerability exists in DNS iQuery mesh.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
CVE-2023-28742- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28742 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in F5 Big-ip, published May 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.47%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.