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nvd[email protected]NVD:CVE-2023-38418
HistoryAug 02, 2023 - 4:15 p.m.

CVE-2023-38418

2023-08-0216:15:10
CWE-347
web.nvd.nist.gov
cve-2023-38418
macos
privilege elevation
installation process
best practices
technical support

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.1%

The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating privileges during the installation process.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
f5access_policy_manager_clientsRange7.2.37.2.4.3
OR
f5big-ip_access_policy_managerRange13.1.013.1.5
OR
f5big-ip_access_policy_managerRange14.1.014.1.5
OR
f5big-ip_access_policy_managerRange15.1.015.1.9
OR
f5big-ip_access_policy_managerRange16.1.016.1.3
OR
f5big-ip_access_policy_managerRange17.0.017.1.0

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.1%

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