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CVE-2019-6609

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2019-04-15
  • Fixed in14.1.0.2 · 13.1.1.4 · 12.1.4.1
  • WeaknessCWE-522

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Description

Platform dependent weakness. This issue only impacts iSeries platforms. On these platforms, in BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator) versions 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.3, and 12.1.1 HF2-12.1.4, the secureKeyCapable attribute was not set which causes secure vault to not use the F5 hardware support to store the unit key. Instead the unit key is stored in plaintext on disk as would be the case for Z100 systems. Additionally this causes the unit key to be stored in UCS files taken on these platforms.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-04-1515:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
F5 big-ip access policy managerversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
14.x≥ 14.0.0, < 14.1.0.214.1.0.2
13.x≥ 13.0.0, < 13.1.1.413.1.1.4
12.1≥ 12.1.2, < 12.1.4.112.1.4.1
12.1= 12.1.1no fix published
F5 big-ip advanced firewall managerversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
14.x≥ 14.0.0, < 14.1.0.214.1.0.2
13.x≥ 13.0.0, < 13.1.1.413.1.1.4
12.1≥ 12.1.2, < 12.1.4.112.1.4.1
12.1= 12.1.1no fix published
F5 big-ip analyticsversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
14.x≥ 14.0.0, < 14.1.0.214.1.0.2
13.x≥ 13.0.0, < 13.1.1.413.1.1.4
12.1≥ 12.1.2, < 12.1.4.112.1.4.1
12.1= 12.1.1no fix published

11 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update F5 big-ip access policy manager to 14.1.0.2 · 13.1.1.4 · 12.1.4.1

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-522read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.5 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-04-15
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6609?

Platform dependent weakness. This issue only impacts iSeries platforms. On these platforms, in BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Edge Gateway, FPS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebAccelerator) versions 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.3, and 12.1.1 HF2-12.1.4, the secureKeyCapable attribute was not set which causes secure vault to not use the F5 hardware support to store the unit key. Instead the unit key is stored in plaintext on disk as would be the case for Z100 systems. Additionally this causes the unit key to be stored in UCS files taken on these platforms.

Is CVE-2019-6609 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-6609 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.5% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-6609?

CVE-2019-6609 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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