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CVE-2018-5546

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.45% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-08-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

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CVE
CVE-2018-5546
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.45%
Linux F5 BIG-IP

Original NVD 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.