High 7.8Published Jul 12, 2018

CVE-2018-5529The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7 for Linux and Mac OS X runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to assume super-user privileges on the loc…

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The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7 for Linux and Mac OS X runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to assume super-user privileges on the local client host. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate certain data, or disrupt service.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.0, NVD)CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager	from 7.1.5 through 7.1.6.1; from 11.5.1 through 11.5.6; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.3; from 13.0.0 through 13.1.0	NVD
f5 big-ip_edge f5:big-ip_edge	from 7101 through 7150	NVD

References

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104730	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52171282	vendor-advisory

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