CVE-2020-5902

CRITICAL9.8Published on July 1, 2020

In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the Configuration utility, has a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in undisclosed pages.

Actively exploited

  • In the CISA exploited-vulnerabilities catalogue since Nov 3, 2021
  • US federal agencies must remediate it by May 3, 2022 (BOD 22-01)
  • First attack observed 20 days after disclosure
  • Confirmed by sensors, not only by reports
  • Used in ransomware campaigns

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Source: CISA KEV · Sep 1, 2026 Sep 1, 2026 Aug 31, 2026 Aug 30, 2026 Aug 28, 2026 Aug 26, 2026

CVSS score9.8 / 10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)CWE-22, CWE-22
Vendorsf5

Affected products

VendorsProdottoVersioni
f5big-ip access policy manager< 11.6.5.2
f5big-ip advanced firewall manager< 11.6.5.2
f5big-ip advanced web application firewall< 11.6.5.2
f5big-ip analytics< 11.6.5.2
f5big-ip application acceleration manager< 11.6.5.2
f5big-ip application security manager< 11.6.5.2
f5big-ip ddos hybrid defender< 11.6.5.2
f5big-ip domain name system< 11.6.5.2
f5big-ip fraud protection service< 11.6.5.2
f5big-ip global traffic manager< 11.6.5.2
f5big-ip link controller< 11.6.5.2
f5big-ip local traffic manager< 11.6.5.2
f5big-ip policy enforcement manager< 11.6.5.2
f5ssl orchestrator< 11.6.5.2

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