Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in APM Clients and BIG-IP APM - CVE-2020-5896
Published: May 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27873
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5896
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the BIG-IP Edge Client Windows Installer Service's temporary folder has weak file and folder permissions. A local user can execute signed .exe and MSI files and gain elevated privileges on the client Windows system.
Affected software
APM Clients
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP APM
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5896
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.