CVE-2022-41691

BIG-IP Advanced WAF/ASM bd vulnerability CVE-2022-41691

HIGH
7.5
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
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

When a BIG-IP Advanced WAF/ASM security policy is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the bd process to terminate.

Affected

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

14.1.0 ≤ v < 14.1.5.214.1.x ≤ v < 14.1.5.214.1.x
Vendor states this is fixed in 13.1.0 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 14.1.5.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 15.1.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 16.1.x (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 17.0.0 (unaffected)
14.1.0 ≤ v < 14.1.5.214.1.x ≤ v < 14.1.5.214.1.x
Vendor states this is fixed in 13.1.0 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 14.1.5.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 15.1.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 16.1.x (unaffected)
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:

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.5HIGHf5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-763

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