CVE-2020-5907

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, an authorized user provided with access only to the TMOS Shell (tmsh) may be able to conduct arbitrary file read/writes via the built-in sftp functionality.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.2/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	BIG-IP	15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, 11.6.1-11.6.5.1

References

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K00091341Vendor Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K00091341Vendor Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Jul 1, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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