CVE-2018-5546

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 17, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:00 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsBig IP Access Policy ManagerBig IP Access Policy Manager ClientBig IP Access Policy Manager Client· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

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.

Affected

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

12.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.3
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment)
7.1.5 ≤ v ≤ 7.1.7
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment)
v < 7.1.7.1
Affected range stops below 7.1.7.1, 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:

References (3)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

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