CVE-2023-43611
BIG-IP Edge Client for macOS vulnerability
The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating privileges during the installation process. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-38418. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
BIG-IP Edge Client for macOS vulnerability
The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating privileges during the installation process. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-38418. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
- Record
CVE-2023-43611- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-48017
The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating privileges during the installation process. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-38418. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
- Record
EUVD-2023-48017- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8474-v7fq-4hmm
The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating...
The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating privileges during the installation process. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-38418. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
- Record
GHSA-8474-v7fq-4hmm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating privileges during the installation process. This vulnerability is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-38418. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
- Record
CVE-2023-43611- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- f5 big-ip edge client
- f5 big-ip access policy manager
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager
- f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall
- f5 big-ip analytics
- f5 big-ip application acceleration manager
- f5 big-ip application security manager
- f5 big-ip application visibility and reporting
- f5 big-ip carrier-grade nat
- f5 big-ip ddos hybrid defender
- f5 big-ip domain name system
- f5 big-ip edge gateway
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-43611 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in F5 Big-ip Edge Client, published October 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.