CVE-2020-27727

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

On BIG-IP version 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.3, and 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, when an authenticated administrative user installs RPMs using the iAppsLX REST installer, the BIG-IP system does not sufficiently validate user input, allowing the user read access to the filesystem.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.9/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	BIG-IP	16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.5, 14.1.0-14.1.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4

References

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K50343630Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K50343630Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 24, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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