CVE-2020-5912

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-08-26 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In BIG-IP versions 15.1.0-15.1.0.4, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the restjavad process's dump command does not follow current best coding practices and may overwrite arbitrary files.

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP APM: from 11.6.1 before 11.6.5.2; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
BIG-IP: from 11.6.1 before 11.6.5.2; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall: from 11.6.1 before 11.6.5.2; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Analytics: from 11.6.1 before 11.6.5.2; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): from 11.6.1 before 11.6.5.2; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
BIG-IP ASM: from 11.6.1 before 11.6.5.2; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Ddos Hybrid Defender: from 11.6.1 before 11.6.5.2; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
F5 BIG-IP DNS: from 11.6.1 before 11.6.5.2; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service: from 11.6.1 before 11.6.5.2; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: from 11.6.1 before 11.6.5.2; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: from 11.6.1 before 11.6.5.2; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
F5 BIG-IP (LTM): from 11.6.1 before 11.6.5.2; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): from 11.6.1 before 11.6.5.2; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5
F5 SSL Orchestrator: from 11.6.1 before 11.6.5.2; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.2; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.5 — fixed in 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: F5 BIG-IP APM 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5; BIG-IP 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5; F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5; F5 Big-Ip Analytics 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5; F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM) 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5; BIG-IP ASM 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5; F5 Big-Ip Ddos Hybrid Defender 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5; F5 BIG-IP DNS 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5; F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5; F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5; F5 Big-Ip Link Controller 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5; F5 BIG-IP (LTM) 11.6.5.2, 12.1.5.2, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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