Critical 9.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Jul 1, 2020

CVE-2020-5902In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the Configuration utility…

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Exploited in the last 30 days

In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the Configuration utility, has a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in undisclosed pages.

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Nov 3, 2021; federal remediation due May 3, 2022; known ransomware useApply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 100.00% (percentile 100)
Assigned by: f5
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager f5:big-ip_access_policy_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 14.1.2.6; from 15.0.0 through 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_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 14.1.2.6; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall 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 14.1.2.6; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_analytics 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 14.1.2.6; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_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 14.1.2.6; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager f5:big-ip_application_security_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 14.1.2.6; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender 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 14.1.2.6; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_domain_name_system f5:big-ip_domain_name_system	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 14.1.2.6; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service 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 14.1.2.6; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 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 14.1.2.6; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_link_controller 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 14.1.2.6; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager f5:big-ip_local_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 14.1.2.6; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.4	NVD
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_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 14.1.2.6; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.4	NVD
f5 ssl_orchestrator 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 14.1.2.6; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.1.4; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.0.4	NVD

References

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254vendor-advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158333/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlexploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158334/BIG-IP-TMUI-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlthird-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158366/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.htmlexploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
https://www.criticalstart.com/f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-exploit/exploit, third-party-advisory
https://badpackets.net/over-3000-f5-big-ip-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2020-5902/exploit, third-party-advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158414/Checker-CVE-2020-5902.htmlthird-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902broken-link, exploit, third-party-advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158581/F5-Big-IP-13.1.3-Build-0.0.6-Local-File-Inclusion.htmlexploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://swarm.ptsecurity.com/rce-in-f5-big-ip/exploit, third-party-advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175671/F5-BIG-IP-TMUI-Directory-Traversal-File-Upload-Code-Execution.htmlexploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5902us-government-resource

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