Vulnerability in F5 Access Policy Manager Clients
CVE-2021-22980
In Edge Client version 7.2.x before 7.2.1.1, 7.1.9.x before 7.1.9.8, and 7.1.x-7.1.8.x before 7.1.8.5, an untrusted search path vulnerability in the BIG-IP APM Client Troubleshooting Utility (CTU) for Windows could allow an attacker to load a malicious DLL library from its current directory. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the victim must run this utility on the Windows system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
EPSS: 0.003 (21.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- F5 Access_policy_manager_clients
- F5 Big-ip_access_policy_manager
- N/a Edge Client — versions 7.2.x before 7.2.1.1, 7.1.9.x before 7.1.9.8, and 7.1.x-7.1.8.x before 7.1.8.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- f5sirt@f5.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-22980?
- CVE-2021-22980 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Access Policy Manager Clients, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-02-12.
- How severe is CVE-2021-22980?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.