CVE-2018-5547 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Logon Integration feature of F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 for Windows. An unprivileged local user can exploit a flaw in the certificate policy dialog to access Windows Explorer, thereby gaining administrator privileges on the affected machine. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager_client:7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager_client:7.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager_client:7.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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