CVE-2016-5020

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

F5 BIG-IP before 12.0.0 HF3 allows remote authenticated users to modify the account configuration of users with the Resource Administration role and gain privilege via a crafted external Extended Application Verification (EAV) monitor script.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 30, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-5020: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix