CVE-2020-5855 Auth bypass in Edge Client for Windows
Unauthorized users with physical access can gain shell access when Windows Logon Integration is enabled in BIG-IP Edge Client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5855?
CVE-2020-5855 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 6 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When the Windows Logon Integration feature is configured for all versions of BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows, unauthorized users who have physical access to an authorized user's machine can get shell access under unprivileged user.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5855?
It affects 2 products.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager Client.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5855?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5855 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2020-5855 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5855 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
- CVE-2023-46747 F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication
- CVE-2021-22986 F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-22991 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2020-5902 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pr8j-wgf3-mgrx.