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TI-2020-04834 Aliases CVE-2020-5916GHSA-r8qr-9pg9-x57w

Improper privilege management in BIG-IP

Priority LOW 31CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

In BIG-IP versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.4 and 15.0.0-15.0.1.3 the Certificate Administrator user role and higher privileged roles can perform arbitrary file reads outside of the web root directory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00533 45th 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-IP15.1.0-15.1.0.4, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3—No fix listedCNA
  • BIG-IP Vendor— Affected 15.1.0-15.1.0.4, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·F5
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 to before 15.0.1.4; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5916
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r8qr-9pg9-x57w

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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