Privilege escalation in APM Clients for Windows

1) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU52753

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to after generating the Diagnostics Report, command prompts with elevated privileges remain on the client Windows system. An attacker with access to the system can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

APM Clients: 7.1.5 - 7.2.1.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_apm_client:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_apm_client:7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:f5_networks:big-ip_apm_client:7.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03544414

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.