CVE-2018-5524: f5 networks, inc. big-ip (ltm, aam, afm, analytics, apm, asm, edge gateway, fps, link controller, pem, webaccelerator)
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-5524 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in f5 networks, inc. big-ip (ltm, aam, afm, analytics, apm, asm, edge gateway, fps, link controller, pem, webaccelerator). EPSS estimates a 1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 01-06-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Under certain conditions, on F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.1.0.5, 12.1.0-12.1.3.1, or 11.6.1 HF2-11.6.3.1, virtual servers configured with Client SSL or Server SSL profiles which make use of network hardware security module (HSM) functionality are exposed and impacted by this issue.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.64%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
76%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.06 pp
From 1.70% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
F511 products
- big-ip_access_policy_manager≥ 11.6.1, ≤ 11.6.3 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.3 | ≥ 13.0.0, ≤ 13.0.1
- big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager≥ 11.6.1, ≤ 11.6.3 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.3 | ≥ 13.0.0, ≤ 13.0.1
- big-ip_analytics≥ 11.6.1, ≤ 11.6.3 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.3 | ≥ 13.0.0, ≤ 13.0.1
- big-ip_application_acceleration_manager≥ 11.6.1, ≤ 11.6.3 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.3 | ≥ 13.0.0, ≤ 13.0.1
- big-ip_application_security_manager≥ 11.6.1, ≤ 11.6.3 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.3 | ≥ 13.0.0, ≤ 13.0.1
F5 networks, inc.1 product
- big-ip (ltm, aam, afm, analytics, apm, asm, edge gateway, fps, link controller, pem, webaccelerator)13.0.0-13.1.0.5 | 12.1.0-12.1.3.1 | 11.6.1 HF2-11.6.3.1
2 vendors · 12 products