CVE-2023-5450
BIG-IP Edge Client for macOS vulnerability
An insufficient verification of data vulnerability exists in BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS that may allow an attacker elevation of privileges during the installation process.
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
- Required
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
An insufficient verification of data vulnerability exists in BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS that may allow an attacker elevation of privileges during the installation process.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
CVE-2023-5450- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-57765
An insufficient verification of data vulnerability exists in BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS that may allow an attacker elevation of privileges during the installation process.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
EUVD-2023-57765- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ff2q-72vq-7mxp
An insufficient verification of data vulnerability exists in BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on...
An insufficient verification of data vulnerability exists in BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS that may allow an attacker elevation of privileges during the installation process.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
GHSA-ff2q-72vq-7mxp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An insufficient verification of data vulnerability exists in BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS that may allow an attacker elevation of privileges during the installation process.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
CVE-2023-5450- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2023-5450 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) 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 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.