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CVE-2020-5873

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 1.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-04-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects BIG-IP.

CVE
CVE-2020-5873
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
1.39%
BIG-IP

Original NVD Description

On BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.1, 12.1.0-12.1.5, and 11.6.1-11.6.5 and BIG-IQ 5.2.0-7.1.0, a user associated with the Resource Administrator role who has access to the secure copy (scp) utility but does not have access to Advanced Shell (bash) can execute arbitrary commands using a maliciously crafted scp request.

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