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CVE-2022-23018

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-01-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-755

Description

On BIG-IP AFM version 16.1.x before 16.1.2, 15.1.x before 15.1.4.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.5, and 13.1.x beginning in 13.1.3.4, when a virtual server is configured with both HTTP protocol security and HTTP Proxy Connect profiles, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected products

• BIG-IP: from 13.1.3.4 before 13.1.4.1; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.4.5; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.4.1; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.2 — fixed in 13.1.4.1, 14.1.4.5, 15.1.4.1, 16.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: BIG-IP 13.1.4.1, 14.1.4.5, 15.1.4.1, 16.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24358905
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24358905

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