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CVE-2024-21782

BIG-IP and BIG-IQ secure copy vulnerability

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: February 14, 2024 at 04:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:10 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
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

BIG-IP or BIG-IQ Resource Administrators and Certificate Managers who have access to the secure copy (scp) utility but do not have access to Advanced shell (bash) can execute arbitrary commands with a specially crafted command string. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-5873. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Affected

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

Big IP Access Policy Manager· F5
95%
15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.916.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.417.1.0
Affected range stops below 15.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Advanced Firewall Manager· F5
95%
15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.916.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.417.1.0
Affected range stops below 15.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Analytics· F5
95%
15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.916.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.417.1.0
Affected range stops below 15.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Application Acceleration Manager· F5
95%
15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.916.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.417.1.0
Affected range stops below 15.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Application Security Manager· F5
95%
15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.916.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.417.1.0
Affected range stops below 15.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Domain Name System· F5
95%
15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.916.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.417.1.0
Affected range stops below 15.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Fraud Protection Service· F5
95%
15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.916.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.417.1.0
Affected range stops below 15.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Global Traffic Manager· F5
95%
15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.916.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.417.1.0
Affected range stops below 15.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Link Controller· F5
95%
15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.916.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.417.1.0
Affected range stops below 15.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Big IP Local Traffic Manager· F5
95%
15.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.916.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.417.1.0
Affected range stops below 15.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K98606833

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.7MEDIUMf5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-78

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