What is CVE-2020-5897?

CVE-2020-5897 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-5897?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager

CVE-2020-5897

In versions 7.1.5-7.1.9, there is use-after-free memory vulnerability in the BIG-IP Edge Client Windows ActiveX component.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2020-05-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (69.0th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

support.f5.com/csp/article/K20346072 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5897?: CVE-2020-5897 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-5897?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.