CVE-2018-5540

low-risk
Published 2018-07-19

On F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.0.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.3, 11.6.0-11.6.3.1, or 11.5.1-11.5.6, Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.0.0-5.1.0, BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration 1.0.0, or F5 iWorkflow 2.1.0-2.3.0 the big3d process does not irrevocably minimize group privileges at start up.

Do I need to act?

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0.12% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.4/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

F5 Iworkflow

Affected Vendors

F5

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104920
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041340
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041341
Vendor Advisory https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K82038789
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104920
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041340
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041341
Vendor Advisory https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K82038789
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low-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 13/34 · Low