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Fencer Vulns
high 8.1

CVE-2020-5888 json

On versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.1, 15.0.0-15.0.1.2, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) may expose a mechanism for adjacent network…

published 2020-04-30 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-27042

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

On versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.1, 15.0.0-15.0.1.2, and 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) may expose a mechanism for adjacent network (layer 2) attackers to access local daemons and bypass port lockdown settings.

Patch / fix

  • f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 14.1.2.4, 15.0.1.3, 15.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 14.1.2.4, 15.0.1.3, 15.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 14.1.2.4, 15.0.1.3, 15.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_analytics 14.1.2.4, 15.0.1.3, 15.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 14.1.2.4, 15.0.1.3, 15.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 14.1.2.4, 15.0.1.3, 15.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_domain_name_system 14.1.2.4, 15.0.1.3, 15.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service 14.1.2.4, 15.0.1.3, 15.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 14.1.2.4, 15.0.1.3, 15.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_link_controller 14.1.2.4, 15.0.1.3, 15.1.0.2
  • f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 14.1.2.4, 15.0.1.3, 15.1.0.2

Exploit prediction

0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • n/a BIG-IP VE

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.