On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, and 12.1.0-12.1.4, internal methods used to prevent arbitrary file overwrites in Appliance Mode…

published 2019-05-03 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-16173

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.4%; EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits: 0; none known

On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, and 12.1.0-12.1.4, internal methods used to prevent arbitrary file overwrites in Appliance Mode were not fully effective. An authenticated attacker with a high privilege level may be able to bypass protections implemented in appliance mode to overwrite arbitrary system files.

Patch / fix

fixed in 13

f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
f5 big-ip_link_controller 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
f5 big-ip_analytics 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
f5 big-ip_edge_gateway 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2
f5 big-ip_domain_name_system 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.1.0.2

Exploit prediction

1.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	5.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator)

References

support.f5.com /csp/article/K46524395
vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/108297
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-6614
NVD CVE-2019-6614

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Summary