CVE-2018-15332

HIGH

F5 BIG-IP APM <7.1.7.2 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.2 for Linux and macOS runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to get ownership of files owned by root on the local client host in a race condition.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12130880
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106135

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 30.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (3)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 14.0.0
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.1 - 11.6.3
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager_client 7.1.5 - 7.1.7
Published Dec 06, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026