CVE-2020-5939

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CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

EPSS

1%p61

Published

Nov 5, 2020 (Nov 5, 2020)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

In versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.3, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.2.6, and 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) systems on VMware, with an Intel-based 85299 Network Interface Controller (NIC) card and Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) enabled on vSphere, may fail and leave the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) in a state where it cannot transmit traffic.

Vendors: f5
Products: big-ip access policy manager, big-ip advanced firewall manager, big-ip advanced web application firewall, big-ip analytics, big-ip application acceleration manager, big-ip application security manager, big-ip ddos hybrid defender, big-ip domain name system, big-ip fraud protection service, big-ip global traffic manager, big-ip link controller, big-ip local traffic manager
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.0%)

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