{"cve":"CVE-2018-5540","nvd":{"published":"2018-07-19T14:29:00.730","modified":"2026-06-17T02:00:29.823","status":"Modified","description":"On F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.0.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.3, 11.6.0-11.6.3.1, or 11.5.1-11.5.6, Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.0.0-5.1.0, BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration 1.0.0, or F5 iWorkflow 2.1.0-2.3.0 the big3d process does not irrevocably minimize group privileges at start up.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":4.4},"cwes":["CWE-732"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104920","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041340","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041341","https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K82038789","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104920"],"products":["f5:big-ip_domain_name_system","f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager","f5:big-iq_centralized_management","f5:big-iq_cloud_and_orchestration","f5:enterprise_manager","f5:f5_iworkflow"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:52:03.425131697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-5540","score":0.00411,"percentile":0.35416,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}