CVE-2018-5520

lowpriority · track · 18OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.010 · 62 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.98% (62nd) EPSS

CVSS 3.5 · low

Is it mine?

42 products

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Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

On an F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.1.0.5, 12.1.0-12.1.3.1, or 11.2.1-11.6.3.1 system configured in Appliance mode, the TMOS Shell (tmsh) may allow an administrative user to use the dig utility to gain unauthorized access to file system resources.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.4

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–4.4

v2.03.5lowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 6.8 · impact 2.9

v3.04.4mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.7 · impact 3.6

v3.04.1mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-863USprimary

affected products (42)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator, WebSafe)≤ 12.1.0-12.1.3.1enisa_euvdEU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator, WebSafe)≤ 13.0.0-13.1.0.5enisa_euvdEU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator, WebSafe)≤ 11.2.1-11.6.3.1enisa_euvdEU
f5 big-ip access policy manager11.2.1 → 11.6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip access policy manager12.1.0 → 12.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip access policy manager13.0.0 → 13.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager11.2.1 → 11.6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager12.1.0 → 12.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager13.0.0 → 13.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip analytics11.2.1 → 11.6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip analytics12.1.0 → 12.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip analytics13.0.0 → 13.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager11.2.1 → 11.6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager12.1.0 → 12.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip application acceleration manager13.0.0 → 13.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip application security manager11.2.1 → 11.6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip application security manager12.1.0 → 12.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip application security manager13.0.0 → 13.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip domain name system11.2.1 → 11.6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 big-ip domain name system12.1.0 → 12.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2018-05-02modified 2026-06-17

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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040798 cnnvd
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02043709 cnnvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040798 enisa_euvd
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02043709 enisa_euvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040798Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02043709Vendor Advisorynvd

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