OS command injection in BIG-IQ
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
In BIG-IQ 6.0.0-7.0.0, a remote access vulnerability has been discovered that may allow a remote user to execute shell commands on affected systems using HTTP requests to the BIG-IQ user interface.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02248 82nd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | BIG-IQ | 6.0.0-7.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BIG-IQ Vendor— Affected 6.0.0-7.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5868
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5w49-v6w7-jmpv
References
More F5 Big-iq Centralized Management vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2020-5868 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-5868 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5w49-v6w7-jmpv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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