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CVE-2018-5546

The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 for Linux and macOS runs as a privileged process…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 39%
Public exploits
0
none known

The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 for Linux and macOS runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to get ownership of files owned by root on the local client host. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate certain data, or assume super-user privileges on the local client host.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP APM client for Linux
  • F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP APM client for macOS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

  • support.f5.com /csp/article/K54431371 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1041510 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • github.com /mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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