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TI-2019-04651 Aliases CVE-2019-6601GHSA-frpm-gc6w-7xpf

Improper privilege management in F5 BIG-IP

Priority LOW 25CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

In BIG-IP 13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, 11.6.1-11.6.3.2, or 11.5.1-11.5.8, the Application Acceleration Manager (AAM) wamd process used in processing of images and PDFs fails to drop group permissions when executing helper scripts.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00322 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
F5BIG-IP (AAM)13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, 11.6.1-11.6.3.2, 11.5.1-11.5.8—No fix listedCNA
  • BIG-IP (AAM) VendorF5 Affected 13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, 11.6.1-11.6.3.2, 11.5.1-11.5.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.2.1 – 11.5.8; 11.6.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.0.0VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 – 11.5.8; 11.6.1 – 11.6.3; 12.1.0 – 12.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-6601
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-frpm-gc6w-7xpf

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-25230 BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01269 Missing authentication in F5 BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05850 Memory corruption in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05845 Server-side request forgery in BIG-IP; BIG-IQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04820 Path traversal in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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