TI-2023-08551 Aliases CVE-2023-22283 GHSA-w4h2-j6vw-9v7g

BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows vulnerability

LOW 28CWE-427Published 2023-02-01 · Updated 2025-03-26

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: High
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

On versions beginning in 7.1.5 to before 7.2.3.1, a DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows. User interaction and administrative privileges are required to exploit this vulnerability because the victim user needs to run the executable on the system and the attacker requires administrative privileges for modifying the files in the trusted search path. 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 0.00197 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed APM Clients (F5): 7.2.3.1, 7.2.4

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
F5	APM Clients	7.1.5 to before 7.2.3.1	7.2.3.1, 7.2.4	Patch available	CNA

APM Clients VendorF5 Affected 7.1.5 to before 7.2.3.1 Fixed in 7.2.3.1, 7.2.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:::::clients:::*	7.2.2 to before 7.2.3.1	Vulnerable	F5
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 – 16.1.3; 17.0.0 to before 17.0.0.2	Vulnerable	F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge:-::::clients:windows::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	F5

cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:clients:*:*:* Versions 7.2.2 to before 7.2.3.1 Vulnerable ·F5
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; 17.0.0 to before 17.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·F5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge:-:*:*:*:clients:windows:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

Fix · CNA APM Clients (F5) Fixed in 7.2.3.1, 7.2.4

Fixed in the same release

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

Release · 2023-02-01
F5 APM Clients 7.2.3.1
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-08620 BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows vulnerabilityPriority LOW 35
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-22283
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4h2-j6vw-9v7g

References

Advisory 1

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K07143733

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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