CRITICAL KEV Used in ransomware campaigns ⚠
In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the Configuration utility, has a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in undisclosed pages
Published Jul 1, 2020 ·Due May 3, 2022
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 100.00%
Description
In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the Configuration utility, has a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in undisclosed pages.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Big-IP Defaultn/a
- Version 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, 11.6.1-11.6.5.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Big-IP | n/a |
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OR
- ≥ 11.6.1 · < 11.6.5.2
- ≥ 12.1.0 · < 12.1.5.2
- ≥ 13.1.0 · < 13.1.3.4
- ≥ 14.1.0 · < 14.1.2.6
- ≥ 15.0.0 · ≤ 15.0.1.4
- ≥ 15.1.0 · < 15.1.0.4
- ≥ 11.6.1 · < 11.6.5.2
- ≥ 12.1.0 · < 12.1.5.2
- ≥ 13.1.0 · < 13.1.3.4
- ≥ 14.1.0 · < 14.1.2.6
- ≥ 15.0.0 · < 15.0.1.4
- ≥ 15.1.0 · < 15.1.0.4
- ≥ 11.6.1 · < 11.6.5.2
- ≥ 12.1.0 · < 12.1.5.2
- ≥ 13.1.0 · < 13.1.3.4
- ≥ 14.1.0 · < 14.1.2.6
- ≥ 15.0.0 · < 15.0.1.4
- ≥ 15.1.0 · < 15.1.0.4
- ≥ 11.6.1 · < 11.6.5.2
- ≥ 12.1.0 · < 12.1.5.2
- ≥ 13.1.0 · < 13.1.3.4
- ≥ 14.1.0 · < 14.1.2.6
- ≥ 15.0.0 · < 15.0.1.4
- ≥ 15.1.0 · < 15.1.0.4
- ≥ 11.6.1 · < 11.6.5.2
- ≥ 12.1.0 · < 12.1.5.2
- ≥ 13.1.0 · < 13.1.3.4
- ≥ 14.1.0 · < 14.1.2.6
- ≥ 15.0.0 · < 15.0.1.4
- ≥ 15.1.0 · < 15.1.0.4
- ≥ 11.6.1 · < 11.6.5.2
- ≥ 12.1.0 · < 12.1.5.2
- ≥ 13.1.0 · < 13.1.3.4
- ≥ 14.1.0 · < 14.1.2.6
- ≥ 15.0.0 · < 15.0.1.4
- ≥ 15.1.0 · < 15.1.0.4
- ≥ 11.6.1 · < 11.6.5.2
- ≥ 12.1.0 · < 12.1.5.2
- ≥ 13.1.0 · < 13.1.3.4
- ≥ 14.1.0 · < 14.1.2.6
- ≥ 15.0.0 · < 15.0.1.4
- ≥ 15.1.0 · < 15.1.0.4
- ≥ 11.6.1 · < 11.6.5.2
- ≥ 12.1.0 · < 12.1.5.2
- ≥ 13.1.0 · < 13.1.3.4
- ≥ 14.1.0 · < 14.1.2.6
- ≥ 15.0.0 · < 15.0.1.4
- ≥ 15.1.0 · < 15.1.0.4
- ≥ 11.6.1 · < 11.6.5.2
- ≥ 12.1.0 · < 12.1.5.2
- ≥ 13.1.0 · < 13.1.3.4
- ≥ 14.1.0 · < 14.1.2.6
- ≥ 15.0.0 · < 15.0.1.4
- ≥ 15.1.0 · < 15.1.0.4
- ≥ 11.6.1 · < 11.6.5.2
- ≥ 12.1.0 · < 12.1.5.2
- ≥ 13.1.0 · < 13.1.3.4
- ≥ 14.1.0 · < 14.1.2.6
- ≥ 15.0.0 · < 15.0.1.4
- ≥ 15.1.0 · < 15.1.0.4
- ≥ 11.6.1 · < 11.6.5.2
- ≥ 12.1.0 · < 12.1.5.2
- ≥ 13.1.0 · < 13.1.3.4
- ≥ 14.1.0 · < 14.1.2.6
- ≥ 15.0.0 · < 15.0.1.4
- ≥ 15.1.0 · < 15.1.0.4
- ≥ 11.6.1 · < 11.6.5.2
- ≥ 12.1.0 · < 12.1.5.2
- ≥ 13.1.0 · < 13.1.3.4
- ≥ 14.1.0 · < 14.1.2.6
- ≥ 15.0.0 · < 15.0.1.4
- ≥ 15.1.0 · < 15.1.0.4
- ≥ 11.6.1 · < 11.6.5.2
- ≥ 12.1.0 · < 12.1.5.2
- ≥ 13.1.0 · < 13.1.3.4
- ≥ 14.1.0 · < 14.1.2.6
- ≥ 15.0.0 · < 15.0.1.4
- ≥ 15.1.0 · < 15.1.0.4
- ≥ 11.6.1 · < 11.6.5.2
- ≥ 12.1.0 · < 12.1.5.2
- ≥ 13.1.0 · < 13.1.3.4
- ≥ 14.1.0 · < 14.1.2.6
- ≥ 15.0.0 · < 15.0.1.4
- ≥ 15.1.0 · < 15.1.0.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (13)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158333/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158334/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158366/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158414/Checker-CVE-2020-5902.html Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158581/F5-Big-IP-13.1.3-Build-0.0.6-Local-File-Inclusion.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175671/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://badpackets.net/over-3000-f5-big-ip-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2020-5902/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902 Broken LinkExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254 Vendor Advisory
- https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/rce-in-f5-big-ip/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5902 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.criticalstart.com/f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-exploit/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915 third-party-advisoryThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner f5
Published Jul 1, 2020
Updated Oct 21, 2025
Reserved Jan 6, 2020
Link CVE-2020-5902
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Jan 29, 2025