CVE-2020-5902

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: July 01, 2020 Modified: October 27, 2025

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158333/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158414/Checker-CVE-2020-5902.html
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Vendor Advisory
https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/rce-in-f5-big-ip/
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.criticalstart.com/f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-exploit/
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158333/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158334/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158366/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158414/Checker-CVE-2020-5902.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158581/F5-Big-IP-13.1.3-Build-0.0.6-Local-File-Inclusion.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175671/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://badpackets.net/over-3000-f5-big-ip-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2020-5902/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/rce-in-f5-big-ip/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.criticalstart.com/f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-exploit/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5902
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

25 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
94.4%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-05-03

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

f5