CVE-2019-6648

Name: CVE-2019-6648
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-09-04T16:15:11.06+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.4/10EPSS 0.34%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-6648 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.4/10 on the CVSS scale. On version 1.9.0, If DEBUG logging is enable, F5 Container Ingress Service (CIS) for Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift (k8s-bigip-ctlr) log files may contain BIG-IP secrets such as SSL Private Keys and Private key Passphrases as provided as inputs by an AS3 Declaration.. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

On version 1.9.0, If DEBUG logging is enable, F5 Container Ingress Service (CIS) for Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift (k8s-bigip-ctlr) log files may contain BIG-IP secrets such as SSL Private Keys and Private key Passphrases as provided as inputs by an AS3 Declaration.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

4.4/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.34%

26.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-532

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
F5	Container Ingress Service	1.9.0
Redhat	Openshift	All versions

References

Timeline

Published: Sep 4, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-6648?

How severe is CVE-2019-6648?

CVE-2019-6648 has a CVSS score of 4.4/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST