CVE-2019-6668

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 27, 2019 at 09:47 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBig IP Access Policy Manager

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

The BIG-IP APM Edge Client for macOS bundled with BIG-IP APM 15.0.0-15.0.1, 14.1.0-14.1.0.5, 14.0.0-14.0.0.4, 13.1.0-13.1.1.5, 12.1.0-12.1.5, and 11.5.1-11.6.5 may allow unprivileged users to access files owned by root.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

11.5.1 ≤ v ≤ 11.6.512.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.513.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.1.514.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.0.0.414.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.1.0.515.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 15.0.111.5.1-11.6.512.1.0-12.1.513.1.0-13.1.1.514.0.0-14.0.0.414.1.0-14.1.0.515.0.0-15.0.1

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K49827114

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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