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CVE-2020-5916 json

In BIG-IP versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.4 and 15.0.0-15.0.1.3 the Certificate Administrator user role and higher privileged roles can perform arbi…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-27070

cvss
6.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In BIG-IP versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.4 and 15.0.0-15.0.1.3 the Certificate Administrator user role and higher privileged roles can perform arbitrary file reads outside of the web root directory.

Patch / fix

  • f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
  • f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
  • f5 big-ip_analytics 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
  • f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
  • f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
  • f5 big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
  • f5 big-ip_domain_name_system 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
  • f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
  • f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
  • f5 big-ip_link_controller 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
  • f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
  • f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
  • f5 ssl_orchestrator 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5

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Exploit prediction

0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • n/a BIG-IP

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

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