CVE-2018-5546

moderate-risk
Published 2018-08-17

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% 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 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

F5

References (6)

Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041510
Exploit https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2...
Vendor Advisory https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54431371
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041510
Exploit https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2...
Vendor Advisory https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54431371
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low