CVE-2022-41770: BIG-IP and BIG-IQ iControl REST vulnerability CVE-2022-41770

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-10-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-400

Description

In BIG-IP versions 17.0.x before 17.0.0.1, 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.7, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.1, and all versions of 13.1.x, and BIG-IQ all versions of 8.x and 7.x, an authenticated iControl REST user can cause an increase in memory resource utilization, via undisclosed requests.

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP APM: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.1; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.7; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.0.1 — fixed in 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1
BIG-IP: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.1; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.7; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.0.1 — fixed in 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1
F5 Big-Ip Analytics: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.1; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.7; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.0.1 — fixed in 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.1; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.7; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.0.1 — fixed in 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1
BIG-IP ASM: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.1; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.7; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.0.1 — fixed in 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1
F5 BIG-IP DNS: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.1; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.7; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.0.1 — fixed in 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1
F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.1; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.7; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.0.1 — fixed in 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1
F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.1; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.7; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.0.1 — fixed in 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1
F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.1; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.7; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.0.1 — fixed in 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1
F5 BIG-IP (LTM): from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.1; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.7; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.0.1 — fixed in 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.5.1; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.7; from 16.1.0 before 16.1.3.1; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.0.1 — fixed in 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1
F5 BIG-IQ: from 8.0.0 through 8.2.0; 7.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: F5 BIG-IP APM 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1; BIG-IP 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1; F5 Big-Ip Analytics 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1; F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM) 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1; BIG-IP ASM 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1; F5 BIG-IP DNS 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1; F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1; F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1; F5 Big-Ip Link Controller 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1; F5 BIG-IP (LTM) 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1; F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM) 14.1.5.1, 15.1.7, 16.1.3.1, 17.0.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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