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
Published Apr 30, 2020
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.39%
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.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Big-IP Defaultn/a
- Version 11.6.1-11.6.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.1.0-12.1.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 13.1.0-13.1.3.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.1.0-14.1.2.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 15.0.0-15.0.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
- Vendor n/a Product Big-IQ Defaultn/a
- Version 5.2.0-7.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||
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| n/a | Big-IP | n/a |
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| n/a | Big-IQ | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- ≥ 11.6.1 · ≤ 11.6.5
- ≥ 12.1.0 · ≤ 12.1.5
- ≥ 13.1.0 · ≤ 13.1.3.1
- ≥ 14.1.0 · ≤ 14.1.2.3
- ≥ 15.0.0 · ≤ 15.0.1
Configuration 2
- ≥ 5.2.0 · ≤ 5.4.0
- ≥ 6.0.0 · ≤ 6.1.0
- ≥ 7.0.0 · ≤ 7.1.0
Configuration 3
- ≥ 11.6.1 · ≤ 11.6.5
- ≥ 12.1.0 · ≤ 12.1.5
- ≥ 13.1.0 · ≤ 13.1.3.1
- ≥ 14.1.0 · ≤ 14.1.2.3
- ≥ 15.0.0 · ≤ 15.0.1
Configuration 4
- ≥ 11.6.1 · ≤ 11.6.5
- ≥ 12.1.0 · ≤ 12.1.5
- ≥ 13.1.0 · ≤ 13.1.3.1
- ≥ 14.1.0 · ≤ 14.1.2.3
- ≥ 15.0.0 · ≤ 15.0.1
Configuration 5
- ≥ 11.6.1 · ≤ 11.6.5
- ≥ 12.1.0 · ≤ 12.1.5
- ≥ 13.1.0 · ≤ 13.1.3.1
- ≥ 14.1.0 · ≤ 14.1.2.3
- ≥ 15.0.0 · ≤ 15.0.1
Configuration 6
- ≥ 11.6.1 · ≤ 11.6.5
- ≥ 12.1.0 · ≤ 12.1.5
- ≥ 13.1.0 · ≤ 13.1.3.1
- ≥ 14.1.0 · ≤ 14.1.2.3
- ≥ 15.0.0 · ≤ 15.0.1
Configuration 7
- ≥ 11.6.1 · ≤ 11.6.5
- ≥ 12.1.0 · ≤ 12.1.5
- ≥ 13.1.0 · ≤ 13.1.3.1
- ≥ 14.1.0 · ≤ 14.1.2.3
- ≥ 15.0.0 · ≤ 15.0.1
Configuration 8
- ≥ 11.6.1 · ≤ 11.6.5
- ≥ 12.1.0 · ≤ 12.1.5
- ≥ 13.1.0 · ≤ 13.1.3.1
- ≥ 14.1.0 · ≤ 14.1.2.3
- ≥ 15.0.0 · ≤ 15.0.1
Configuration 9
- ≥ 11.6.1 · ≤ 11.6.5
- ≥ 12.1.0 · ≤ 12.1.5
- ≥ 13.1.0 · ≤ 13.1.3.1
- ≥ 14.1.0 · ≤ 14.1.2.3
- ≥ 15.0.0 · ≤ 15.0.1
Configuration 10
- ≥ 11.6.1 · ≤ 11.6.5
- ≥ 12.1.0 · ≤ 12.1.5
- ≥ 13.1.0 · ≤ 13.1.3.1
- ≥ 14.1.0 · ≤ 14.1.2.3
- ≥ 15.0.0 · ≤ 15.0.1
Configuration 11
- ≥ 11.6.1 · ≤ 11.6.5
- ≥ 12.1.0 · ≤ 12.1.5
- ≥ 13.1.0 · ≤ 13.1.3.1
- ≥ 14.1.0 · ≤ 14.1.2.3
- ≥ 15.0.0 · ≤ 15.0.1
Configuration 12
- ≥ 11.6.1 · ≤ 11.6.5
- ≥ 12.1.0 · ≤ 12.1.5
- ≥ 13.1.0 · ≤ 13.1.3.1
- ≥ 14.1.0 · ≤ 14.1.2.3
- ≥ 15.0.0 · ≤ 15.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 71.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 71.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 42.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 42.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 40.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.39% (0.13392) | 90.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.20% (0.03197) | 66.46th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.20% (0.03197) | 66.14th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 50.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03585731 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03585731 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.