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CVE-2020-5873

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2020-04-30

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Description

On BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.1, 12.1.0-12.1.5, and 11.6.1-11.6.5 and BIG-IQ 5.2.0-7.1.0, a user associated with the Resource Administrator role who has access to the secure copy (scp) utility but does not have access to Advanced Shell (bash) can execute arbitrary commands using a maliciously crafted scp request.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-04-3021:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
F5 big-ip access policy manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.6≥ 11.6.1, ≤ 11.6.5no fix published
12.1≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.5no fix published
13.1≥ 13.1.0, ≤ 13.1.3.1no fix published
14.1≥ 14.1.0, ≤ 14.1.2.3no fix published
15.0≥ 15.0.0, ≤ 15.0.1no fix published
F5 big-ip advanced firewall manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.6≥ 11.6.1, ≤ 11.6.5no fix published
12.1≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.5no fix published
13.1≥ 13.1.0, ≤ 13.1.3.1no fix published
14.1≥ 14.1.0, ≤ 14.1.2.3no fix published
15.0≥ 15.0.0, ≤ 15.0.1no fix published
F5 big-ip analytics
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.6≥ 11.6.1, ≤ 11.6.5no fix published
12.1≥ 12.1.0, ≤ 12.1.5no fix published
13.1≥ 13.1.0, ≤ 13.1.3.1no fix published
14.1≥ 14.1.0, ≤ 14.1.2.3no fix published
15.0≥ 15.0.0, ≤ 15.0.1no fix published

9 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.17.2read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.4 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-04-30
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5873?

On BIG-IP 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.1.0-14.1.2.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.1, 12.1.0-12.1.5, and 11.6.1-11.6.5 and BIG-IQ 5.2.0-7.1.0, a user associated with the Resource Administrator role who has access to the secure copy (scp) utility but does not have access to Advanced Shell (bash) can execute arbitrary commands using a maliciously crafted scp request.

Is CVE-2020-5873 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-5873 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.4% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-5873?

CVE-2020-5873 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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