CVE-2020-5898
In versions 7.1.5-7.1.9, BIG-IP Edge Client Windows Stonewall driver does not sanitize the...
In versions 7.1.5-7.1.9, BIG-IP Edge Client Windows Stonewall driver does not sanitize the pointer received from the userland. A local user on the Windows client system can send crafted DeviceIoControl requests to \.\urvpndrv device causing the Windows kernel to crash.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In versions 7.1.5-7.1.9, BIG-IP Edge Client Windows Stonewall driver does not sanitize the pointer received from the userland. A local user on the Windows client system can send crafted DeviceIoControl requests to \.\urvpndrv device causing the Windows kernel to crash.
- Record
CVE-2020-5898- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In versions 7.1.5-7.1.9, BIG-IP Edge Client Windows Stonewall driver does not sanitize the pointer received from the userland. A local user on the Windows client system can send crafted DeviceIoControl requests to \.\urvpndrv device causing the Windows kernel to crash.
- Record
CVE-2020-5898- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-27052 No score
In versions 7.1.5-7.1.9, BIG-IP Edge Client Windows Stonewall driver does not sanitize the pointer received from the userland. A local user on the Windows client system can send crafted DeviceIoControl requests to \.\urvpndrv device causing the Windows kernel to crash.
- Record
EUVD-2020-27052- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jp6c-5v5f-m9j9 No score
In versions 7.1.5-7.1.9, BIG-IP Edge Client Windows Stonewall driver does not sanitize the...
In versions 7.1.5-7.1.9, BIG-IP Edge Client Windows Stonewall driver does not sanitize the pointer received from the userland. A local user on the Windows client system can send crafted DeviceIoControl requests to \.\urvpndrv device causing the Windows kernel to crash.
- Record
GHSA-jp6c-5v5f-m9j9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-5898 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager, published May 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. No source names a fixed version.