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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.

CVE-2021-22980 Published Feb 12, 2021Updated by vendor Jun 17, 2026
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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.

Affected versions
  • 7.2.x
  • 7.1.9.x
  • 7.1.8.x

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Fixed versions
  • 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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