CVE-2021-22980: F5 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 F5 advisory covers CVE-2021-22980. Related products: BIG-IP, APM.
- CVE-2021-22980
Key facts
- Vendor rating
- High, CVSS 7.8
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalogue checked )
- Versions named
- 7.2.x; 7.1.9.x; 7.1.8.x
- Fixed in
- 7.2.1.1, 7.1.9.8, 7.1.8.5
- Source published
- Source revised
- Listed by VulniPulse
- Record changed
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Related products & platforms
Description
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.
Text from the source record.
- 7.2.x
- 7.1.9.x
- 7.1.8.x
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched ·verify at source
How to fix CVE-2021-22980
Upgrade to a fixed release named by F5:
- 7.2.1.1
- 7.1.9.8
- 7.1.8.5
End-of-life dates for F5 BIG-IP
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