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CVE-2022-28859

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 5, 2022 at 04:42 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:39 AM UTC
12 products affected across 1 vendorBig IP Access Policy ManagerBig IP Application Security ManagerBig IP Advanced Firewall Manager

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

On F5 BIG-IP 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1 and 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, when installing Net HSM, the scripts (nethsm-safenet-install.sh and nethsm-thales-install.sh) expose the Net HSM partition password. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K47662005

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMf5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-532

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