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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.

Weakness

• Privilege Escalation

Affected products

• F5 · BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, iWorkflow, Enterprise Manager

  • affected BIG-IP 15.0.0
  • affected 14.0.0-14.1.0.5
  • affected 13.0.0-13.1.1.5
  • affected 12.1.0-12.1.4.2
  • affected 11.5.2-11.6.4
  • affected BIG-IQ 6.0.0-6.1.0
  • affected 5.1.0-5.4.0
  • affected iWorkflow 2.3.0
  • affected Enterprise Manager 3.1.1

References (2)

• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K40378764 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K40378764?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2019-6642](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2019-6642.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2019-6642)

Record last updated 4 Aug 2024, 20:23 UTC.