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TI-2018-04045 Aliases CVE-2018-5540GHSA-6vp9-vc7c-884p

Incorrect permission assignment in F5 BIG-IP

Priority LOW 21CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

On F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.0.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.3, 11.6.0-11.6.3.1, or 11.5.1-11.5.6, Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.0.0-5.1.0, BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration 1.0.0, or F5 iWorkflow 2.1.0-2.3.0 the big3d process does not irrevocably minimize group privileges at start up.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00411 35th 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-IP (DNS, GTM)13.0.0-13.0.1; 12.1.0-12.1.3.3; 11.6.0-11.6.3.1; 11.5.1-11.5.6—No fix listedCNA
F5Enterprise Manager3.1.1—No fix listedCNA
F5BIG-IQ Centralized Management5.0.0-5.1.0—No fix listedCNA
F5BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration1.0.0—No fix listedCNA
F5F5 iWorkflow2.1.0-2.3.0—No fix listedCNA
  • BIG-IP (DNS, GTM) VendorF5 Affected 13.0.0-13.0.1; 12.1.0-12.1.3.3; 11.6.0-11.6.3.1; 11.5.1-11.5.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Enterprise Manager VendorF5 Affected 3.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • BIG-IQ Centralized Management VendorF5 Affected 5.0.0-5.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration VendorF5 Affected 1.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • F5 iWorkflow VendorF5 Affected 2.1.0-2.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.5.1 – 11.5.6; 11.6.0 – 11.6.3.1; 12.1.0 – 12.1.3.3; 13.0.0 – 13.0.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.5.1 – 11.5.6; 11.6.0 – 11.6.3.1; 12.1.0 – 12.1.3.3; 13.0.0 – 13.0.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:enterprise_manager:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_centralized_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 – 5.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_cloud_and_orchestration:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:f5_iworkflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0 – 2.3.0VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.5.1 – 11.5.6; 11.6.0 – 11.6.3.1; 12.1.0 – 12.1.3.3; 13.0.0 – 13.0.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.5.1 – 11.5.6; 11.6.0 – 11.6.3.1; 12.1.0 – 12.1.3.3; 13.0.0 – 13.0.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:enterprise_manager:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_centralized_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 – 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_cloud_and_orchestration:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:f5_iworkflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 – 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5540
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6vp9-vc7c-884p

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-25230 BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01269 Missing authentication in F5 BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05850 Memory corruption in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05845 Server-side request forgery in BIG-IP; BIG-IQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04820 Path traversal in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-25231 BIG-IP Configuration utility authenticated SQL injection vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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