CVE-2018-5542

mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.24% (69th) EPSS

CVSS 6.8 · medium

Is it mine?

42 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

cvss

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

8.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.1

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 6.4

v3.08.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.2 · impact 5.9

v3.07.4highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-20USprimary

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, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator)≤ 11.2.1-11.6.3.2enisa_euvdEU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator)≤ 12.1.0-12.1.3.6enisa_euvdEU
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator)≤ 13.0.0-13.0.1enisa_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 → 13.0.1nvdUScpe: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 → 13.0.1nvdUScpe: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 → 13.0.1nvdUScpe: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 → 13.0.1nvdUScpe: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 → 13.0.1nvdUScpe: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)

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2018-07-25modified 2026-06-17

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