Under certain conditions, on F5 BIG-IP ASM 13.1.0-13.1.0.5, Behavioral DOS (BADOS) protection may fail during an attack.
CVE-2018-5526
MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 78.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 1, 2018
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (6)
- f5sirt@f5http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104470
- f5sirt@f5http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041019
- f5sirt@f5https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K62201098
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104470
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041019
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K62201098
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2018-5526?
CVE-2018-5526 is a medium vulnerability published on June 1, 2018. Under certain conditions, on F5 BIG-IP ASM 13.1.0-13.1.0.5, Behavioral DOS (BADOS) protection may fail during an attack.
When was CVE-2018-5526 disclosed?
CVE-2018-5526 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 1, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-5526 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-5526 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 78.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-5526?
CVE-2018-5526 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-5526?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-5526, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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