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TI-2017-04025 Aliases CVE-2017-6152GHSA-8jrf-3p79-h4f4

Improper privilege management in F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management

Priority LOW 29CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

A local user on F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.1.0-5.2.0 with the Access Manager role has privileges to change the passwords of other users on the system, including the local admin account password.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00303 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
F5BIG-IQ Centralized Management5.1.0-5.2.0—No fix listedCNA
  • BIG-IQ Centralized Management VendorF5 Affected 5.1.0-5.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_centralized_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.0 – 5.2.0VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_centralized_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 – 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6152
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jrf-3p79-h4f4

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-05845 Server-side request forgery in BIG-IP; BIG-IQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-10499 Integer overflow in backstage kernel KEVCVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-20025 iControl SOAP vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2014-00189 The n_tty_write function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2019-08571 Resource allocation without limits in Linux kernel CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-02356 The Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Protocol allows remote attackers (from the client side)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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