{"cve":{"cve_id":"CVE-2019-6642","is_kev":false,"kev_date_added":null,"kev_vendor_project":null,"kev_product":null,"kev_vulnerability_name":null,"kev_short_description":null,"kev_required_action":null,"kev_due_date":null,"kev_known_ransomware":null,"kev_notes":null,"kev_cwes":null,"epss_score":0.01821,"epss_percentile":0.75951,"epss_as_of":"2026-06-23","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.","published_at":"2019-07-01T20:21:01Z","last_modified_at":null,"cvss_v3_score":null,"cvss_v3_vector":null,"cvss_v3_severity":null,"cvss_v4_score":null,"cvss_v4_vector":null,"cvss_v4_severity":null,"ssvc_decision":null,"ssvc_exploitation":null,"ssvc_automatable":null,"ssvc_technical_impact":null,"cwes":null,"nvd_references":["https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K40378764","https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K40378764?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS"],"vuln_status":null,"trending_score":null,"is_trending":false,"has_trended":false,"trended_number_one":false,"trending_peak_score":null,"trending_peak_rank":null,"started_trending_at":null,"trended_number_one_at":null,"summary_generated":null,"summary_generated_at":null,"summary_model":null,"created_at":"2026-06-24T00:09:39.878444Z","updated_at":"2026-06-28T23:12:56.075901Z"},"effective_severity":null,"badges":[],"impact_analysis":[],"cvss_v3_decoded":{"version":null,"metrics":[]},"cvss_v4_decoded":{"version":null,"metrics":[]},"affected":[{"vendor_slug":"f5","vendor_name":"F5","product_slug":"big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager","product_name":"BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, iWorkflow, Enterprise Manager","version_start":"BIG-IP 15.0.0","version_start_inclusive":true,"version_end":"BIG-IP 15.0.0","version_end_inclusive":true,"cpe23_uri":"cve5:f5:big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager:BIG-IP 15.0.0:BIG-IP 15.0.0"},{"vendor_slug":"f5","vendor_name":"F5","product_slug":"big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager","product_name":"BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, iWorkflow, Enterprise Manager","version_start":"14.0.0-14.1.0.5","version_start_inclusive":true,"version_end":"14.0.0-14.1.0.5","version_end_inclusive":true,"cpe23_uri":"cve5:f5:big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager:14.0.0-14.1.0.5:14.0.0-14.1.0.5"},{"vendor_slug":"f5","vendor_name":"F5","product_slug":"big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager","product_name":"BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, iWorkflow, Enterprise Manager","version_start":"13.0.0-13.1.1.5","version_start_inclusive":true,"version_end":"13.0.0-13.1.1.5","version_end_inclusive":true,"cpe23_uri":"cve5:f5:big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager:13.0.0-13.1.1.5:13.0.0-13.1.1.5"},{"vendor_slug":"f5","vendor_name":"F5","product_slug":"big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager","product_name":"BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, iWorkflow, Enterprise Manager","version_start":"12.1.0-12.1.4.2","version_start_inclusive":true,"version_end":"12.1.0-12.1.4.2","version_end_inclusive":true,"cpe23_uri":"cve5:f5:big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager:12.1.0-12.1.4.2:12.1.0-12.1.4.2"},{"vendor_slug":"f5","vendor_name":"F5","product_slug":"big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager","product_name":"BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, iWorkflow, Enterprise Manager","version_start":"11.5.2-11.6.4","version_start_inclusive":true,"version_end":"11.5.2-11.6.4","version_end_inclusive":true,"cpe23_uri":"cve5:f5:big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager:11.5.2-11.6.4:11.5.2-11.6.4"},{"vendor_slug":"f5","vendor_name":"F5","product_slug":"big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager","product_name":"BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, iWorkflow, Enterprise Manager","version_start":"BIG-IQ 6.0.0-6.1.0","version_start_inclusive":true,"version_end":"BIG-IQ 6.0.0-6.1.0","version_end_inclusive":true,"cpe23_uri":"cve5:f5:big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager:BIG-IQ 6.0.0-6.1.0:BIG-IQ 6.0.0-6.1.0"},{"vendor_slug":"f5","vendor_name":"F5","product_slug":"big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager","product_name":"BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, iWorkflow, Enterprise Manager","version_start":"5.1.0-5.4.0","version_start_inclusive":true,"version_end":"5.1.0-5.4.0","version_end_inclusive":true,"cpe23_uri":"cve5:f5:big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager:5.1.0-5.4.0:5.1.0-5.4.0"},{"vendor_slug":"f5","vendor_name":"F5","product_slug":"big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager","product_name":"BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, iWorkflow, Enterprise Manager","version_start":"iWorkflow 2.3.0","version_start_inclusive":true,"version_end":"iWorkflow 2.3.0","version_end_inclusive":true,"cpe23_uri":"cve5:f5:big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager:iWorkflow 2.3.0:iWorkflow 2.3.0"},{"vendor_slug":"f5","vendor_name":"F5","product_slug":"big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager","product_name":"BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, iWorkflow, Enterprise Manager","version_start":"Enterprise Manager 3.1.1","version_start_inclusive":true,"version_end":"Enterprise Manager 3.1.1","version_end_inclusive":true,"cpe23_uri":"cve5:f5:big-ip-big-iq-iworkflow-enterprise-manager:Enterprise Manager 3.1.1:Enterprise Manager 3.1.1"}],"exploit_refs":[],"news":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K40378764","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K40378764?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]}],"timeline":[{"type":"published","at":"2019-07-01T20:21:01Z","label":"CVE published","source":null}]}