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CVE-2018-5529

N/A
Published: July 12, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:00 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsBig IP Access Policy ManagerBig IP EdgeBig IP Access Policy Manager Client· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7 for Linux and Mac OS X runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to assume super-user privileges on the local client host. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate certain data, or disrupt service.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Big IP Access Policy Manager· F5
95%
11.5.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.5.612.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.313.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.07.1.5 ≤ v ≤ 7.1.6.1
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment)
Big IP Edge· F5
95%
7101 ≤ v ≤ 7150
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment)
Big IP Access Policy Manager Client· F5-networks
60%
v < 7.1.7
Affected range stops below 7.1.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104730
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52171282

CVSS

4.6MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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