Description
The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 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. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate certain data, or assume super-user privileges on the local client host.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54431371
Broken Link vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041510
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
17.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-732
Status
published
Products (2)
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager
12.1.0 - 12.1.3
f5/big-ip_access_policy_manager_client
7.1.5 - 7.1.7
Published
Aug 17, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026