CVE-2018-5546 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2018-5546

The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM...

7.8 CVSS

Vulnerability 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.

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.

References

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Affected Vendor

F5 Networks, Inc.

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Affected Software

BIG-IP APM client for Linux, BIG-IP APM client for macOS

Vulnerable Versions:

Prior to version 7.1.7.1

Timeline

Official Publish: August 17th, 2018

Last Modified: September 17th, 2024

Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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.