VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-15332

CVSS score7 HIGH

EPSS probability0.32%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-12-06

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.2 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 in a race condition.

Weakness classification

CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Primary references

f5sirt@f5.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
f5sirt@f5.com — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory