High severity · published Oct 10, 2023
CVE-2023-5450
An insufficient verification of data vulnerability exists in BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS that may allow an attacker elevation of privileges during the installation…
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An insufficient verification of data vulnerability exists in BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS that may allow an attacker elevation of privileges during the installation process.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) 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)0.2% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
7.2.3 before 7.2.4.5; 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; 15.1.0 before 15.1.10; 16.1.0 before 16.1.4; 17.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5450
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5450
Vendor Advisory
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000135040
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