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CVE-2022-25946

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 5, 2022 at 04:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:34 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorBig IP Access Policy ManagerBig IP Application Security ManagerBig IP Advanced Web Application Firewall

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

On all versions of 16.1.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, and 11.6.x of F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF, ASM, and ASM, and F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) all versions prior to 9.0, when running in Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker with Administrator role privilege may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions due to a missing integrity check in F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Big IP Access Policy Manager· F5
95%
11.6.x12.1.x13.1.013.1.113.1.313.1.413.1.513.1.x14.1.014.1.214.1.314.1.414.1.x15.1.015.1.115.1.215.1.315.1.415.1.515.1.x16.1.016.1.116.1.216.1.x
Vendor states this is fixed in 17.0.0 (unaffected)
Big IP Advanced Web Application Firewall· F5
95%
11.6.x12.1.x13.1.013.1.113.1.313.1.413.1.513.1.x14.1.014.1.214.1.314.1.414.1.x15.1.015.1.115.1.215.1.315.1.415.1.515.1.x16.1.016.1.116.1.216.1.x
Vendor states this is fixed in 17.0.0 (unaffected)
Big IP Application Security Manager· F5
95%
11.6.x12.1.x13.1.013.1.113.1.313.1.413.1.513.1.x14.1.014.1.214.1.314.1.414.1.x15.1.015.1.115.1.215.1.315.1.415.1.515.1.x16.1.016.1.116.1.216.1.x
Vendor states this is fixed in 17.0.0 (unaffected)
BIG-IP Guided Configuration· F5
95%
v ≤ 9.0v < 9.0
Affected range stops below 9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52322100

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-354

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