CVE-2020-5902

CRITICALImmediate

Published:Jul 1, 2020(5 years ago)

Modified:Oct 27, 2025

Remote ExploitNo Auth RequiredNo InteractionLow Complexity

Vulnerability Description

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.

Attack Characteristics

Network AccessLow ComplexityNo Auth NeededNo User Interaction

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No Fix Known

No patch has been released yet. Apply workarounds or mitigations where available.

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed In
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	11.6.1 - 11.6.5.2	-
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager	12.1.0 - 12.1.5.2	-
f5	big-ip_access_policy_manager

Timeline

Published
CVE disclosed publicly
Jul 1, 20205 years ago
Last Modified
Most recent update
Oct 27, 20256 months ago
Indexed to CVEInsight
Added to this platform
Mar 29, 20261 month ago

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158333/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Ex...Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158334/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Ex...Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158366/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-T...Exploit

CVSS Score

v3.1

9.8/ 10.0

CRITICAL

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

At a Glance

Affected Products

References

f5 / big-ip_access_policy_manager

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158414/Checker-CVE-2020-5902.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158581/F5-Big-IP-13.1.3-Build-0.0...Exploit

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175671/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-T...Exploit

https://badpackets.net/over-3000-f5-big-ip-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve...Exploit

https://github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902Broken Link

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254Vendor Advisory

https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/rce-in-f5-big-ip/Exploit

https://www.criticalstart.com/f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-exploit/Exploit

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158333/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Ex...Exploit

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158334/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Ex...Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158366/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-T...Exploit

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158414/Checker-CVE-2020-5902.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158581/F5-Big-IP-13.1.3-Build-0.0...Exploit

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175671/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-T...Exploit

https://badpackets.net/over-3000-f5-big-ip-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve...Exploit

https://github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902Broken Link

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254Vendor Advisory

https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/rce-in-f5-big-ip/Exploit

https://www.criticalstart.com/f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-exploit/Exploit

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915Third Party Advisory

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve...US Government Resource

CVSS v3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

Impact

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

Impact Analysis

ConfidentialityHigh

NoneLowHigh

IntegrityHigh

NoneLowHigh

AvailabilityHigh

NoneLowHigh

CVE-2020-5902

✦ Vulnerability Description

Attack Characteristics

Affected Software

Timeline

References

CVSS Score

At a Glance

Official Sources

CVSS v3 Vector

Impact Analysis

Vulnerability Description