CVE-2020-5858
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.005 · 39 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
On BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.0.1.2, 14.1.0-14.1.2.2, 13.1.0-13.1.3.2, 12.1.0-12.1.5, and 11.5.2-11.6.5.1 and BIG-IQ 7.0.0, 6.0.0-6.1.0, and 5.2.0-5.4.0, users with non-administrator roles (for example, Guest or Resource Administrator) with tmsh shell access can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privilege via a crafted tmsh command.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (139)
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- n/a BIG-IP, BIG-IQ≤ BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.0.1.2, 14.1.0-14.1.2.2, 13.1.0-13.1.3.2, 12.1.0-12.1.5, 11.5.2-11.6.5.1enisa_euvdEU
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5858cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K36814487cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/F5-BIG-IP-privilege-escalation-via-TMOS-Shell-31892cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.3354cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K36814487enisa_euvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K36814487Vendor Advisorynvd
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