CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-40618

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.32%

24th percentile - higher than 24% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in BIG-IP allows TMM termination by undisclosed traffic when an SSL profile is configured on Virtual Edition without QAT or on hardware with disabled hardware acceleration.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can cause TMM to crash, leading to service unavailability and potential network traffic loss.

Recommendation

Upgrade to a patched BIG-IP version or enable QAT hardware acceleration if available.

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Original NVD description (English source)

When an SSL profile is configured on a virtual server on BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) without Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) or on BIG-IP hardware platforms with the database variable crypto.hwacceleration set to disabled, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate.   Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS