CVE-2019-6597

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-03-13 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.1.1.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, 11.6.1-11.6.3.2, or 11.5.1-11.5.8 or Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, when authenticated administrative users run commands in the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI), also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility, restrictions on allowed commands may not be enforced.

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP APM: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.8; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.2; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7; from 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1
BIG-IP: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.8; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.2; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7; from 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1
F5 Big-Ip Analytics: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.8; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.2; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7; from 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): from 11.5.1 through 11.5.8; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.2; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7; from 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1
BIG-IP ASM: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.8; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.2; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7; from 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP DNS: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.8; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.2; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7; from 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1
F5 Big-Ip Edge Gateway: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.8; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.2; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7; from 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1
F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.8; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.2; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7; from 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1
F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.8; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.2; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7; from 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1
F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.8; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.2; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7; from 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1
F5 BIG-IP (LTM): from 11.5.1 through 11.5.8; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.2; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7; from 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): from 11.5.1 through 11.5.8; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.2; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7; from 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1
F5 Big-Ip Webaccelerator: from 11.5.1 through 11.5.8; from 11.6.1 through 11.6.3.2; from 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7; from 13.0.0 through 13.1.1.1
F5 Networks, Inc. Enterprise Manager: 3.1.1

References

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