# CVE-2024-23306: BIG-IP Next CNF & SPK vulnerability

> Attackers can access undisclosed sensitive files in BIG-IP Next CNF and SPK systems, potentially exposing confidential data.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5qf5-p4mh-hv7h

## What is CVE-2024-23306?

CVE-2024-23306 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP Next CNF, published on 14 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability exists in BIG-IP Next CNF and SPK systems that may allow access to undisclosed sensitive files.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23306?

It affects 1 product.


Products: F5 Big-Ip Next Cloud-Native Network Functions.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-23306?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23306 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-23306 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23306 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in F5 BIG-IP Next CNF

- [CVE-2026-59762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59762/): BIG-IP HTTP/2 vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-54479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54479/): BIG-IP PEM vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-58120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-58120/): BIG-IP Next (CNF, SPK, and Kubernetes) vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-60016](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-60016/): BIG-IP SSL/TLS vulnerability (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-61974](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61974/): BIG-IP SSL/TLS vulnerability (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-23306 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-23306 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP Next CNF, published on 14 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23306 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: F5 BIG-IP Next CNF. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23306/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23306/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23306
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23306
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-23306

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23306/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.