{"cve":"CVE-2023-3470","nvd":{"published":"2023-08-02T16:15:10.837","modified":"2026-06-17T06:14:09.997","status":"Modified","description":"Specific F5 BIG-IP platforms with Cavium Nitrox FIPS HSM cards generate a deterministic password for the Crypto User account.  The predictable nature of the password allows an authenticated user with TMSH access to the BIG-IP system, or anyone with physical access to the FIPS HSM, the information required to generate the correct password.  On vCMP systems, all Guests share the same deterministic password, allowing those with TMSH access on one Guest to access keys of a different Guest.\n\nThe following BIG-IP hardware platforms are affected: 10350v-F, i5820-DF, i7820-DF, i15820-DF, 5250v-F, 7200v-F, 10200v-F, 6900-F, 8900-F, 11000-F, and 11050-F.\n\nThe BIG-IP rSeries r5920-DF and r10920-DF are not affected, nor does the issue affect software FIPS implementations or network HSM configurations.\n\n\n\nNote: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":6.1},"cwes":["CWE-287","CWE-1391"],"references":["https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000135449","https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000135449"],"products":["f5:big-ip_10200v-f_firmware","f5:big-ip_10350v-f_firmware","f5:big-ip_11000-f_firmware","f5:big-ip_11050-f_firmware","f5:big-ip_5250v-f_firmware","f5:big-ip_6900-f_firmware","f5:big-ip_7200v-f_firmware","f5:big-ip_8900-f_firmware","f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager","f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager","f5:big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall","f5:big-ip_analytics","f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager","f5:big-ip_application_security_manager","f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting","f5:big-ip_carrier-grade_nat","f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender","f5:big-ip_domain_name_system","f5:big-ip_edge_gateway","f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service","f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager","f5:big-ip_i15820-df_firmware","f5:big-ip_i5820-df_firmware","f5:big-ip_i7820-df_firmware","f5:big-ip_link_controller","f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager","f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager","f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator","f5:big-ip_webaccelerator","f5:big-ip_websafe"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:38:35.729974749+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-3470","score":0.00176,"percentile":0.07137,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}