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CVE-2020-5873

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: April 30, 2020 at 08:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:22 AM UTC
13 products affected across 1 vendorBig IP Access Policy ManagerBig IP Application Security ManagerBig IP Advanced Firewall Manager

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

On BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.1, 12.1.0-12.1.5, and 11.6.1-11.6.5 and BIG-IQ 5.2.0-7.1.0, a user associated with the Resource Administrator role who has access to the secure copy (scp) utility but does not have access to Advanced Shell (bash) can execute arbitrary commands using a maliciously crafted scp request.

Affected

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

Big IP Access Policy Manager· F5
95%
11.6.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.512.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.114.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.2.315.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.0.1
Big IP Advanced Firewall Manager· F5
95%
11.6.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.512.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.114.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.2.315.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.0.1
Big IP Analytics· F5
95%
11.6.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.512.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.114.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.2.315.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.0.1
Big IP Application Acceleration Manager· F5
95%
11.6.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.512.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.114.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.2.315.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.0.1
Big IP Application Security Manager· F5
95%
11.6.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.512.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.114.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.2.315.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.0.1
Big IP Domain Name System· F5
95%
11.6.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.512.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.114.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.2.315.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.0.1
Big IP Fraud Protection Service· F5
95%
11.6.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.512.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.114.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.2.315.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.0.1
Big IP Global Traffic Manager· F5
95%
11.6.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.512.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.114.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.2.315.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.0.1
Big IP Link Controller· F5
95%
11.6.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.512.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.114.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.2.315.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.0.1
Big IP Local Traffic Manager· F5
95%
11.6.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.512.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.114.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.2.315.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.0.1

Remediation

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

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03585731

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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