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CVE-2018-5543

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5543 describes a critical vulnerability in the F5 BIG-IP Controller for Kubernetes (versions 1.0.0-1.5.0) where BIG-IP credentials are passed as command-line parameters, leading to potential disclosure. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could result in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts if an authenticated attacker gains access to the container. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.0.0, <= 1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_controller:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0124 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

support.f5.com / csp/article/K58935003
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104944
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry