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TI-2020-04804 Aliases CVE-2020-5886GHSA-pqx6-3389-5m7r

Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in BIG-IP

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-319Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.

Summary

On versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.1, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, and 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, BIG-IP systems setup for connection mirroring in a High Availability (HA) pair transfers sensitive cryptographic objects over an insecure communications channel. This is a control plane issue which is exposed only on the network used for connection mirroring.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00829 57th 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
—BIG-IP15.0.0-15.1.0.1, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1—No fix listedCNA
  • BIG-IP Vendor— Affected 15.0.0-15.1.0.1, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·F5
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.3; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5886
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pqx6-3389-5m7r

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-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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