CVE-2020-5856

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

On BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.0.1.1 and 14.1.0-14.1.2.2, while processing specifically crafted traffic using the default 'xnet' driver, Virtual Edition instances hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may experience a TMM restart.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
F5BIG-IP15.0.0-15.0.1.1; 14.1.0-14.1.2.2

References

Timeline

Published
Feb 6, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-5856: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix