SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-38418

The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating privileges during the installation process.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.14%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating privileges during the installation process.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.14% probability · 4th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-347
Affected
f5/access policy manager clients · f5/big-ip access policy manager
Source
f5sirt@f5.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.