What is CVE-2023-38418?

CVE-2023-38418 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Access Policy Manager Clients, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-38418?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in F5 Access Policy Manager Clients

CVE-2023-38418

The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating privileges during the installation process. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Published 2023-08-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-347 — Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000134746 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38418?: CVE-2023-38418 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Access Policy Manager Clients, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-38418?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.