CVE-2022-41617

BIG-IP Advanced WAF and ASM iControl REST vulnerability CVE-2022-41617

HIGH

7.2

CVSS Score

Published: October 19, 2022 at 09:19 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:03 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorBig IP Application Security ManagerBig IP Advanced Web Application Firewall

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Severity

HIGH7.2

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In versions 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.6.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.1, and 13.1.x before 13.1.5.1, When the Advanced WAF / ASM module is provisioned, an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP iControl REST interface.

Affected

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

Big IP Advanced Web Application Firewall · F5

95%

13.1.0 ≤ v < 13.1.5.113.1.x ≤ v < 13.1.5.114.1.0 ≤ v < 14.1.5.114.1.x ≤ v < 14.1.5.115.1.0 ≤ v < 15.1.6.115.1.x ≤ v < 15.1.6.116.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.3.116.1.x ≤ v < 16.1.3.113.1.x 14.1.x 15.1.x 16.1.x

Affected range stops below 13.1.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.1.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 16.1.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Vendor states this is fixed in 17.0.0 (unaffected)

Big IP Application Security Manager · F5

95%

Affected range stops below 13.1.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.1.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 16.1.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Vendor states this is fixed in 17.0.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K11830089

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K11830089

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.2HIGHf5

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-77

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