High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 1, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-6642
CVE-2019-6642
Description
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.
Affected products
5- Range: 3.1.1
- Range: BIG-IP 15.0.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- support.f5.com/csp/article/K40378764nvdVendor Advisory
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K40378764nvd
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