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CVE-2019-6668 (GCVE-0-2019-6668)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-27 21:47 – Updated: 2024-08-04 20:31
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Privilege escalation
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K49827114 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
F5 BIG-IP APM Edge Client Affected: 15.0.0-15.0.1
Affected: 14.1.0-14.1.0.5
Affected: 14.0.0-14.0.0.4
Affected: 13.1.0-13.1.1.5
Affected: 12.1.0-12.1.5
Affected: 11.5.1-11.6.5
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