CVE-2020-5902 KEV EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 100% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 100% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-05-03 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-07-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due | 2022-05-03 |
| Vendor / product | F5 / BIG-IP |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (14)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| f5 | big-ip access policy manager |
| f5 | big-ip advanced firewall manager |
| f5 | big-ip advanced web application firewall |
| f5 | big-ip analytics |
| f5 | big-ip application acceleration manager |
| f5 | big-ip application security manager |
| f5 | big-ip ddos hybrid defender |
| f5 | big-ip domain name system |
| f5 | big-ip fraud protection service |
| f5 | big-ip global traffic manager |
| f5 | big-ip link controller |
| f5 | big-ip local traffic manager |
| f5 | big-ip policy enforcement manager |
| f5 | ssl orchestrator |
Public exploits
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158333/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158334/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158366/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158414/Checker-CVE-2020-5902.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158581/F5-Big-IP-13.1.3-Build-0.0.6-Local-File-Inclusion.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175671/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
- https://badpackets.net/over-3000-f5-big-ip-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2020-5902/
- https://github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254
- https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/rce-in-f5-big-ip/
- https://www.criticalstart.com/f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-exploit/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158333/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158334/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158366/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158414/Checker-CVE-2020-5902.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158581/F5-Big-IP-13.1.3-Build-0.0.6-Local-File-Inclusion.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175671/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
- https://badpackets.net/over-3000-f5-big-ip-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2020-5902/
- https://github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902
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