Back
CVE-2018-5546
The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 for Linux and macOS runs as a privileged process…
High7.8EPSS 0.45%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- f5
Description
The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 for Linux and macOS runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to get ownership of files owned by root on the local client host. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate certain data, or assume super-user privileges on the local client host.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Privilege Escalation
- CWE-732 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-732 and its CVEs
Affected products
F5 Networks, Inc. · BIG-IP APM client for Linux
- affected Prior to version 7.1.7.1
F5 Networks, Inc. · BIG-IP APM client for macOS
- affected Prior to version 7.1.7.1
References (3)
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54431371 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1041510 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2018-5546)Record last updated .