CVE-2020-5887 is a critical vulnerability affecting specific versions of F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE), allowing remote attackers to bypass port lockdown settings and access local daemons. With a CVSS score of 9.1, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality and integrity impact. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, organizations using affected BIG-IP VE versions should prioritize patching to mitigate this significant security risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 14.1.0, <= 14.1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.0.0, <= 15.0.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.1.0, <= 15.1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.1.0, <= 14.1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.0.0, <= 15.0.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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