High severity · published Feb 12, 2021
CVE-2021-22980
In Edge Client version 7.2.x before 7.2.1.1, 7.1.9.x before 7.1.9.8, and 7.1.x-7.1.8.x before 7.1.8.5, an untrusted search path vulnerability in the BIG-IP APM Client…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Edge Client version 7.2.x before 7.2.1.1, 7.1.9.x before 7.1.9.8, and 7.1.x-7.1.8.x before 7.1.8.5, an untrusted search path vulnerability in the BIG-IP APM Client Troubleshooting Utility (CTU) for Windows could allow an attacker to load a malicious DLL library from its current directory. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the victim must run this utility on the Windows system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AP
Access Policy Manager Clients · F5
7.1.5 before 7.1.8.5; 7.1.9 before 7.1.9.8; 7.2.1 before 7.2.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
11.6.1 through 11.6.5; 12.1.0 through 12.1.5; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 through 14.1.3; 15.1.0 through 15.1.2; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22980
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22980
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K29282483
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