CVE-2022-27806

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-05-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-77

Description

On all versions of 16.1.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, and 11.6.x of F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF, ASM, and ASM, and F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration (GC) all versions prior to 9.0, when running in Appliance mode, an authenticated attacker assigned the Administrator role may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions, utilizing command injection vulnerabilities in undisclosed URIs in F5 BIG-IP Guided Configuration. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP APM: 13.1.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.3, 13.1.4, 13.1.5, 14.1.0 (+12)
F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall: 13.1.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.3, 13.1.4, 13.1.5, 14.1.0 (+12)
BIG-IP ASM: 13.1.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.3, 13.1.4, 13.1.5, 14.1.0 (+12)
F5 Big-Ip Guided Configuration: before 9.0 — fixed in 9.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: F5 Big-Ip Guided Configuration 9.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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