CVE-2018-15332 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-15332

The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

F5 Networks, Inc.

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Affected Software

BIG-IP (APM), BIG-IP APM Clients, BIG-IP Edge Client
Vulnerable Versions:
APM Client 7.1.5 - 7.1.7.1, Edge Client 7101 - 7150

Timeline

Official Publish: December 6th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.