CVE-2020-5896: F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

On versions 7.1.5-7.1.9, the BIG-IP Edge Client's Windows Installer Service's temporary folder has weak file and folder permissions.

Affected products

• F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5.1; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.5.1; from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.3.3; from 14.1.0, up to and including 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0, up to and including 15.1.0.3
• F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager Client: from 7.1.5, up to and including 7.1.9

Published 2020-05-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.