CVE-2020-5902

BIG-IP

Published 1 Jul 2020 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

9.8 Critical · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Nov 2021, with a remediation deadline of 3 May 2022 for US federal agencies. It has been used in ransomware campaigns.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the Configuration utility, has a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in undisclosed pages.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/158333/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com/files/158334/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com/files/158366/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com/files/158414/Checker-CVE-2020-5902.html · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com/files/158581/F5-Big-IP-13.1.3-Build-0.0.6-Local-File-Inclusion.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com/files/175671/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
badpackets.net/over-3000-f5-big-ip-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2020-5902/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory
github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902 · Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254 · Vendor Advisory
swarm.ptsecurity.com/rce-in-f5-big-ip/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory
www.criticalstart.com/f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-exploit/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915 · Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5902 · US Government Resource