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01 Record

CVE-2018-5546

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: f5
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 39.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-08-17 13:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 02:31Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2018-01-12
Assigning CNA
f5
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
220e7d8545b3c0a01a9a6b12cfd40f2edc86e409f75e6a5f09636077e3f59087

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
F5 Networks, Inc.BIG-IP APM client for LinuxPrior to version 7.1.7.1—
F5 Networks, Inc.BIG-IP APM client for macOSPrior to version 7.1.7.1—

06 References