Uncontrolled resource consumption in BIG-IP AFM
Priority LOW 35CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
On BIG-IP AFM version 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.4.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.2, and all versions of 13.1.x, when the IPsec application layer gateway (ALG) logging profile is configured on an IPsec ALG virtual server, undisclosed IPsec traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00904 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | BIG-IP AFM | 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.4.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.2, and all versions of 13.1.x | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BIG-IP AFM Vendor— Affected 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.4.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.2, and all versions of 13.1.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1.0 – 13.1.4; 14.1.0 – 14.1.4.1; 15.1.0 – 15.1.4 | Vulnerable | F5 |
- cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 – 13.1.4; 14.1.0 – 14.1.4.1; 15.1.0 – 15.1.4 Vulnerable ·F5
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23024
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q727-99h7-2wcw
References
More F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-25230 BIG-IP Configuration utility unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-01269 Missing authentication in F5 BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-05850 Memory corruption in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-05845 Server-side request forgery in BIG-IP; BIG-IQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-04820 Path traversal in BIG-IP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-23024 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-23024 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q727-99h7-2wcw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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