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TI-2022-14632 Aliases CVE-2022-33203GHSA-6w35-8hrc-xx3j

BIG-IP APM and F5 SSL Orchestrator vulnerability CVE-2022-33203

Priority LOW 34CWE-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
Fixed

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

Summary

In BIG-IP Versions 16.1.x before 16.1.3, 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1, and 14.1.x before 14.1.5, when a BIG-IP APM access policy with Service Connect agent is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in memory resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00784 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed BIG-IP APM (F5): 13.1.0, 14.1.5, 15.1.6.1 +2

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
F5BIG-IP APM14.1.x to before 14.1.5; 15.1.x to before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.x to before 16.1.313.1.0, 14.1.5, 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3, 17.0.0Patch availableCNA
  • BIG-IP APM VendorF5 Affected 14.1.x to before 14.1.5; 15.1.x to before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.x to before 16.1.3 Fixed in 13.1.0, 14.1.5, 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3, 17.0.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.1.0 to before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.1.0 to before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.3VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1.0 to before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_ssl_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1.0 to before 14.1.5; 15.1.0 to before 15.1.6.1; 16.1.0 to before 16.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA BIG-IP APM (F5) Fixed in 13.1.0, 14.1.5, 15.1.6.1, 16.1.3, 17.0.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-33203
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6w35-8hrc-xx3j

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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