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TI-2022-10305 Aliases CVE-2022-27181GHSA-gffv-3cv9-q7fg

Uncontrolled resource consumption in F5 BIG-IP APM

Priority LOW 26CWE-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 · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

On F5 BIG-IP APM 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all versions of 12.1.x and 11.6.x, when APM is configured on a virtual server and the associated access profile is configured with APM AAA NTLM Auth, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in internal resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00915 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed BIG-IP APM (F5): 17.0.0, 16.1.2.2, 15.1.5.1 +2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
F5BIG-IP APM12.1.x; 11.6.x; 16.1.x to before 16.1.2.2; 15.1.x to before 15.1.5.1; 14.1.x to before 14.1.4.6; 13.1.x to before 13.1.517.0.0, 16.1.2.2, 15.1.5.1, 14.1.4.6, 13.1.5Patch availableCNA
  • BIG-IP APM VendorF5 Affected 12.1.x; 11.6.x; 16.1.x to before 16.1.2.2; 15.1.x to before 15.1.5.1; 14.1.x to before 14.1.4.6; 13.1.x to before 13.1.5 Fixed in 17.0.0, 16.1.2.2, 15.1.5.1, 14.1.4.6, 13.1.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.4VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.5VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.1.2VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.1.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.1.4VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1.0VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.4 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:13.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.5 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:14.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1.4 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1.2VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1.4VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1.5VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.1VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1.2VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.4 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:15.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1.5 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.1 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.2 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA BIG-IP APM (F5) Fixed in 17.0.0, 16.1.2.2, 15.1.5.1, 14.1.4.6, 13.1.5

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    F5 BIG-IP APM 13.1.5, 14.1.4.6 and 3 more versions

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-11801 Incorrect permission assignment in F5 BIG-IP APMPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2022-11356 Uncontrolled search path in F5 BIG-IP APMPriority LOW 34
    • TI-2022-10617 Sensitive information in log files in F5 BIG-IP APMPriority LOW 24
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-27181
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gffv-3cv9-q7fg

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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