Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5520
CVE-2018-5520
Description
On an F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.1.0.5, 12.1.0-12.1.3.1, or 11.2.1-11.6.3.1 system configured in Appliance mode, the TMOS Shell (tmsh) may allow an administrative user to use the dig utility to gain unauthorized access to file system resources.
Affected products
2- F5, Inc./Big Ip (ltm, Aam, Afm, Analytics, Apm, Asm, DNS, Edge Gateway, Fps, Gtm, Link Controller, Pem, Webaccelerator)cpe-rescueRange: 13.0.0-13.1.0.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040798nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K02043709nvdVendor Advisory
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