CVE-2022-41800 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting F5 BIG-IP appliances running in Appliance mode. An authenticated administrator can bypass Appliance mode restrictions using an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint, leading to a security boundary crossing. With a CVSS score of 8.7 (High), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity. Although not listed in CISA KEV, exploit modules exist for Metasploit and Nuclei, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating a high potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 13.1.0, <= 13.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.1.0, <= 14.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.1.0, <= 15.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.1.0, <= 16.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.