CVE-2018-5540

On F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.0.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.3, 11.6.0-11.6.3.1, or 11.5.1-11.5.6, Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.0.0-5.1.0, BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration 1.0.0, or F5 iWorkflow 2.1.0-2.3.0 the big3d process does not irrevocably minimize group privileges at start up.

• CWE-732

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104920Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041340Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041341Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K82038789Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104920Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041340Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041341Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K82038789Vendor Advisory

Published

Jul 19, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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