CVE-2019-6642
highpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In BIG-IP 15.0.0, 14.0.0-14.1.0.5, 13.0.0-13.1.1.5, 12.1.0-12.1.4.2, and 11.5.2-11.6.4, BIG-IQ 6.0.0-6.1.0 and 5.1.0-5.4.0, iWorkflow 2.3.0, and Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, authenticated users with the ability to upload files (via scp, for example) can escalate their privileges to allow root shell access from within the TMOS Shell (tmsh) interface. The tmsh interface allows users to execute a secondary program via tools like sftp or scp.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (78)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- f5 big-ip access policy manager11.5.2 → 11.6.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip access policy manager12.1.0 → 12.1.4.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip access policy manager13.0.0 → 13.1.1.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip access policy manager14.0.0 → 14.1.0.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip access policy manager= 15.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager11.5.2 → 11.6.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager12.1.0 → 12.1.4.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager13.0.0 → 13.1.1.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager14.0.0 → 14.1.0.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager= 15.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6642cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K40378764cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K40378764?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSScnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/F5-BIG-IP-privilege-escalation-via-TMOS-Shell-File-Upload-29650cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.2329.2/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.2329.3/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.2329.4/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.2329/cnnvd
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