High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 17, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5546
CVE-2018-5546
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.
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Affected products
2- F5 Networks, Inc./BIG-IP APM client for Linuxv5Range: Prior to version 7.1.7.1
- F5 Networks, Inc./BIG-IP APM client for macOSv5Range: Prior to version 7.1.7.1
Patches
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References
3- github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txtnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K54431371nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041510nvdBroken Link
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