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This is contrary to our definition for the Resource Administrator (RA) role restrictions.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T16:45:11Z","modified":"2023-02-16T06:30:29Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:54:08.612342Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2019-6617","description":"On BIG-IP 14.0.0-14.1.0.1, 13.0.0-13.1.1.4, 12.1.0-12.1.4, 11.6.1-11.6.3.4, and 11.5.2-11.5.8, a user with the Resource Administrator role is able to overwrite sensitive low-level files (such as /etc/passwd) using SFTP to modify user permissions, without Advanced Shell access. 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