CVE-2020-5902
F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
F5 BIG-IPNetwork & edge
CVSS
9.8CriticalExploit odds (EPSS)>99.9%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Timeline
- 30 Jun 2020Exploit code publicMetasploit
- 1 Jul 2020, 00:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
- 3 Nov 2021Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV
Public exploit code and templates 5
- Exploit moduleF5 BIG-IP TMUI Directory Traversal and File Upload RCE 30 Jun 2020Metasploit
- Webapps exploitBIG-IP 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 / 11.6.1 < 11.6.5.1 - Traffic Management User Interface 'TMUI' Remote Code Execution 6 Jul 2020Exploit-DB
- Webapps exploitBIG-IP 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 / 11.6.1 < 11.6.5.1 - Traffic Management User Interface 'TMUI' Remote Code Execution (PoC) 5 Jul 2020Exploit-DB
- Webapps exploitF5 Big-IP 13.1.3 Build 0.0.6 - Local File Inclusion 26 Jul 2020Exploit-DB
- Scanner templateF5 BIG-IP TMUI - Remote Code ExecutionNuclei
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Description
F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) contains a remote code execution vulnerability in undisclosed pages.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- BIG-IPaffected: 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, 11.6.1-11.6.5.1CVE List
References 8
- kb.cert.org/vuls/id/290915Advisoryvia CVE List
- swarm.ptsecurity.com/rce-in-f5-big-ip/Advisoryvia CVE List
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5902Referencevia CISA KEV
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K52145254Referencevia CVE List
- criticalstart.com/f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-exploit/Referencevia CVE List
- badpackets.net/over-3000-f5-big-ip-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2020-5902/Referencevia CVE List
- github.com/Critical-Start/Team-Ares/tree/master/CVE-2020-5902Referencevia CVE List
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5902Referencevia CVE List