CVE-2020-5860

Description

On BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.1.0.2, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.2, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.5.2-11.6.5.1 and BIG-IQ 7.0.0, 6.0.0-6.1.0, and 5.2.0-5.4.0, in a High Availability (HA) network failover in Device Service Cluster (DSC), the failover service does not require a strong form of authentication and HA network failover traffic is not encrypted by Transport Layer Security (TLS).

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory f5.com
Affected: n/a BIG-IP, BIG-IQ
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K67472032 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5860?
CVE-2020-5860 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-5860?
To fix CVE-2020-5860, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-5860 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-5860 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-5860?
CVE-2020-5860 affects n/a BIG-IP, BIG-IQ.
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