CVE-2018-5542

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.0.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.6, or 11.2.1-11.6.3.2 HTTPS health monitors do not validate the identity of the monitored server.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 25, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-5542: High severity, CVSS 8.1 | Vulnix