Vulnerability in Apple Macos
CVE-2018-5546
The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 for Linux and macOS runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to get ownership of files owned by root on the local client host…
EPSS: 0.005 (35.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Macos
- F5 Big-ip_access_policy_manager
- F5 Big-ip_access_policy_manager_client
- F5 Networks, Inc. Big-ip Apm Client For Linux — versions Prior to version 7.1.7.1
- F5 Networks, Inc. Big-ip Apm Client For Macos — versions Prior to version 7.1.7.1
- Linux Linux_kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- f5sirt@f5.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
- f5sirt@f5.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5546?
- CVE-2018-5546 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5546?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-5546 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.