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TI-2022-20173 Aliases CVE-2022-41800GHSA-cqcj-7vqr-p254

Appliance mode iControl REST vulnerability

Priority HIGH 77CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

In all versions of BIG-IP, when running in Appliance mode, an authenticated user assigned the Administrator role may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions, utilizing an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint. A successful exploit can allow the attacker to cross a security boundary.   Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.76866 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
F5BIG-IP17.0.x; 16.1.x; 15.1.x; 14.1.x; 13.1.x—No fix listedCNA
  • BIG-IP VendorF5 Affected 17.0.x; 16.1.x; 15.1.x; 14.1.x; 13.1.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 21

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.0 – 17.0.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 – 17.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
Show 11 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3VulnerableF5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.0 – 13.1.5; 14.1.0 – 14.1.5; 15.1.0 – 15.1.8; 16.1.0 – 16.1.3 Vulnerable ·F5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-41800
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cqcj-7vqr-p254

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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