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CVE-2020-5863

HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: March 27, 2020 at 02:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:22 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsCloud BackupNGINX Controller

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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

In NGINX Controller versions prior to 3.2.0, an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the Controller API can create unprivileged user accounts. The user which is created is only able to upload a new license to the system but cannot view or modify any other components of the system.

Affected

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

NGINX Controller· F5
95%
2.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.9.03.0.0 ≤ v < 3.2.01.0.12.0.0-2.9.03.0.0-3.1.0
Affected range stops below 3.2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Cloud Backup· NetAppdrupal
95%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0005/
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K14631834

CVSS

8.6HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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