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TI-2020-04815 Aliases CVE-2020-5897GHSA-r3g8-jcj5-f35g

Use after free in F5 Edge Client

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
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-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In versions 7.1.5-7.1.9, there is use-after-free memory vulnerability in the BIG-IP Edge Client Windows ActiveX component.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01232 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
—F5 Edge Client7.1.5-7.1.9—No fix listedCNA
  • F5 Edge Client Vendor— Affected 7.1.5-7.1.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.6.1 – 11.6.5.1; 12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.5; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.5 – 7.1.9VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6.1 – 11.6.5.1; 12.1.0 – 12.1.5.1; 13.1.0 – 13.1.3.3; 14.1.0 – 14.1.2.5; 15.0.0 – 15.1.0.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.5 – 7.1.9 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5897
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r3g8-jcj5-f35g

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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