CVE-2018-5511
On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3 or 13.0.0, when authenticated administrative users execute commands in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility, restrictions on allowed commands may not be enforced.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.2%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3 or 13.0.0, when authenticated administrative users execute commands in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility, restrictions on allowed commands may not be enforced.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 14.21% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 March 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-470
- Affected
- f5/big-ip local traffic manager · f5/big-ip application acceleration manager · f5/big-ip advanced firewall manager · f5/big-ip analytics · f5/big-ip access policy manager · f5/big-ip application security manager · f5/big-ip edge gateway · f5/big-ip global traffic manager · f5/big-ip link controller · f5/big-ip policy enforcement manager · f5/big-ip webaccelerator · f5/big-ip websafe · f5/big-ip domain name system · f5/big-ip enterprise manager · vmware/workstation · vmware/workstation player
- Source
- f5sirt@f5.com
EPSS moved from 10.9% on 21 September 2026 to 14.2% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152213/VMware-Host-VMX-Process-Impersonation-Hijack-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K30500703Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46600/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152213/VMware-Host-VMX-Process-Impersonation-Hijack-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K30500703Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46600/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.