8.1

CVE-2020-5860: f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager Improper Authentication

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighModified
Published 27-03-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-5860 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Authentication vulnerability in f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager. EPSS estimates a 0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.85%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-03-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

On BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.1.0.2, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.2, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.5.2-11.6.5.1 and BIG-IQ 7.0.0, 6.0.0-6.1.0, and 5.2.0-5.4.0, in a High Availability (HA) network failover in Device Service Cluster (DSC), the failover service does not require a strong form of authentication and HA network failover traffic is not encrypted by Transport Layer Security (TLS).

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.85% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.85%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

F512 products
  • big-ip_access_policy_manager≥ 11.5.2, ≤ 11.6.5 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.5 | ≥ 13.1.0, ≤ 13.1.3 | ≥ 14.1.0, ≤ 14.1.2 | ≥ 15.0.0, ≤ 15.1.0
  • big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager≥ 11.5.2, ≤ 11.6.5 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.5 | ≥ 13.1.0, ≤ 13.1.3 | ≥ 14.1.0, ≤ 14.1.2 | ≥ 15.0.0, ≤ 15.1.0
  • big-ip_analytics≥ 11.5.2, ≤ 11.6.5 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.5 | ≥ 13.1.0, ≤ 13.1.3 | ≥ 14.1.0, ≤ 14.1.2 | ≥ 15.0.0, ≤ 15.1.0
  • big-ip_application_acceleration_manager≥ 11.5.2, ≤ 11.6.5 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.5 | ≥ 13.1.0, ≤ 13.1.3 | ≥ 14.1.0, ≤ 14.1.2 | ≥ 15.0.0, ≤ 15.1.0
  • big-ip_application_security_manager≥ 11.5.2, ≤ 11.6.5 | ≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.5 | ≥ 13.1.0, ≤ 13.1.3 | ≥ 14.1.0, ≤ 14.1.2 | ≥ 15.0.0, ≤ 15.1.0

1 vendor · 12 products

References

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