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CVE-2018-5546 — The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to versio

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

CVSS
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EPSS
0.16% (top 63.20%)
CWE
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Published
2018-08-17T13:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-17T02:31:29.055Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

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…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
F5 Networks, Inc.BIGIP APM client for Linux — Prior to version 7.1.7.1
F5 Networks, Inc.BIGIP APM client for macOS — Prior to version 7.1.7.1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

CVE-2018-5529
Cited in vendor advisory

08Timeline

09References

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