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TI-2018-04048 Aliases CVE-2018-5543GHSA-85mh-wphv-chhh

Insufficiently protected credentials in F5 Container Connector

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
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-522.

Summary

The F5 BIG-IP Controller for Kubernetes 1.0.0-1.5.0 (k8s-bigip-crtl) passes BIG-IP username and password as command line parameters, which may lead to disclosure of the credentials used by the container.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01229 69th 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
F5F5 Container Connector1.0.0-1.5.0—No fix listedCNA
  • F5 Container Connector VendorF5 Affected 1.0.0-1.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_controller:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*1.0.0 – 1.5.0VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_controller:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:* Versions 1.0.0 – 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5543
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-85mh-wphv-chhh

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-03489 Versions of the Official Alpine Linux Docker images (since v3.3) contain a NULL password… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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