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CVE-2020-5902

In BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.1.0.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.5, 13.1.0-13.1.3.3, 12.1.0-12.1.5.1, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.1, the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the Configuration utility, has a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in undisclosed pages.

CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
9.0/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.8: +1.47
  • Fresh EPSS: 100.00%: +0.50

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 11 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

The Hacker News
Press · 29 Jul 2021, 07:00 · Top 30 Critical Security Vulnerabilities Most Exploited by Hackers - The Hacker News
SOCRadar
Press · 28 Jan 2021, 08:00 · Top 5 Remote Code Execution (RCE) Attacks in 2020 - SOCRadar
BleepingComputer
Press · 08 Aug 2020, 07:00 · FBI: Iranian hackers trying to exploit critical F5 BIG-IP flaw - BleepingComputer
www.trendmicro.com
Press · 28 Jul 2020, 07:00 · Mirai Botnet Attack IoT Devices via CVE-2020-5902 - www.trendmicro.com
CertiK
Press · 07 Jul 2020, 07:00 · CVE-2020-5902 Analysis, F5 BIG-IP RCE Vulnerability - CertiK
See all 11 source documents
Qualys
Press · 07 Jul 2020, 07:00 · F5 BIG-IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-5902) - Qualys
Cloudflare Blog
Press · 07 Jul 2020, 07:00 · CVE-2020-5902: Helping to protect against the F5 TMUI RCE vulnerability - Cloudflare Blog
Help Net Security
Press · 06 Jul 2020, 07:00 · Attackers are breaching F5 BIG-IP devices, check whether you’ve been hit - Help Net Security
Cisco Talos Blog
Press · 06 Jul 2020, 07:00 · New Snort rule addresses critical vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP - Cisco Talos Blog
BleepingComputer
Press · 03 Jul 2020, 07:00 · US Cyber Command urges F5 customers to patch critical BIG-IP flaw - BleepingComputer
ZDNET
Press · 03 Jul 2020, 07:00 · F5 patches vulnerability that received a CVSS 10 severity score - ZDNET

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 9.0 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

12

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 12 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
zhzyker/exphub4,2931,078Python04 Apr 2021, 09:13
ar0dd/CVE-2020-5902122Python05 Jul 2020, 16:44
lijiaxing1997/CVE-2020-5902-POC-EXP108Python09 Jul 2020, 09:24
west9b/F5-BIG-IP-POC102Go30 Jul 2022, 00:16
faisalfs10x/F5-BIG-IP-CVE-2020-5902-shodan-scanner21Shell04 Feb 2021, 17:38
qiong-qi/CVE-2020-5902-POC20Python10 Jul 2020, 07:54
r0ttenbeef/cve-2020-590220Python06 Jul 2020, 22:35
z3n70/CVE-2020-590221Ruby07 Jul 2022, 15:01
qlkwej/poc-CVE-2020-590210Python06 Jul 2020, 10:41
ajdumanhug/CVE-2020-590200Python09 Jul 2020, 04:38
flyopenair/CVE-2020-590201—10 Jul 2020, 13:24
ludy-dev/BIG-IP-F5-TMUI-RCE-Vulnerability00Python07 Nov 2020, 10:08
Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.8; EPSS 100.0%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:19.609425+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
01 Jul 2020, 00:00
First press mention
03 Jul 2020, 07:00
Latest press mention
29 Jul 2021, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
03 Nov 2021, 00:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
12 repositories