CVE-2022-29263

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 5, 2022 at 04:43 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorBig IP Access Policy ManagerAccess Policy Manager ClientsBig IP Access Policy Manager Client

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

On F5 BIG-IP APM 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all versions of 12.1.x and 11.6.x, as well as F5 BIG-IP APM Clients 7.x versions prior to 7.2.1.5, the BIG-IP Edge Client Component Installer Service does not use best practice while saving temporary files. 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.

Affected range stops below 13.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.1.4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.1.2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 17.0.0 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 7.2.1.5, 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:

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHf5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

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