High [CVE-2021-22980] BIG-IP: In Edge Client version 7.2.x before 7.2.1.1, 7.1.9.x before 7.1.9.8, and 7.1.x-7.1.8.x before 7.1.8.5, an untrusted search path…
This high-severity F5 advisory covers CVE-2021-22980 affecting BIG-IP, APM.
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Summary
In Edge Client version 7.2.x before 7.2.1.1, 7.1.9.x before 7.1.9.8, and 7.1.x-7.1.8.x before 7.1.8.5, an untrusted search path vulnerability in the BIG-IP APM Client Troubleshooting Utility (CTU) for Windows could allow an attacker to load a malicious DLL library from its current directory.
User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the victim must run this utility on the Windows system. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
- 7.2.x
- 7.1.9.x
- 7.1.8.x
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
- 7.2.1.1
- 7.1.9.8
- 7.1.8.5
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 7.2.1.1, 7.1.9.8, 7.1.8.5. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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