CVE-2019-6640 json
On BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.0.5, 14.0.0-14.0.0.4, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.1-11.5.8, SNMP exposes sensitive conf…
published 2019-07-03 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-16199
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
On BIG-IP 14.1.0-14.1.0.5, 14.0.0-14.0.0.4, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.1-11.5.8, SNMP exposes sensitive configuration objects over insecure transmission channels. This issue is exposed when a passphrase is inserted into various profile types and accessed using SNMPv2.
Patch / fix
- f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager 11.5.9, 11.6.3, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
- f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
- f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
- f5 big-ip_analytics 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
- f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
- f5 big-ip_application_security_manager 11.5.9, 11.6.3, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
- f5 big-ip_domain_name_system 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
- f5 big-ip_edge_gateway 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
- f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
- f5 big-ip_link_controller 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
- f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
- f5 big-ip_webaccelerator 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
- f5 big-ip_fraud_protection_service 11.5.9, 11.6.4, 12.1.4.1, 13.1.1.5, 14.0.0.5, 14.1.0.6
Exploit prediction
1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- F5 BIG-IP
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
References
-
support.f5.com
/csp/article/K40443301
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/109089
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
- support.f5.com /csp/article/K40443301?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-6640
- NVD CVE-2019-6640
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