CVE-2022-41800: Appliance mode iControl REST vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 76.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-12-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-77

Description

In all versions of BIG-IP, when running in Appliance mode, an authenticated user assigned the Administrator role may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions, utilizing an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint. A successful exploit can allow the attacker to cross a security boundary. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP APM: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.8; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.3; 17.0.0
BIG-IP: from 13.1.0 through 17.0.0
F5 Big-Ip Analytics: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.8; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.3; 17.0.0
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.8; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.3; 17.0.0
BIG-IP ASM: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.8; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.3; 17.0.0
F5 BIG-IP DNS: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.8; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.3; 17.0.0
F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.8; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.3; 17.0.0
F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.8; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.3; 17.0.0
F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.8; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.3; 17.0.0
F5 BIG-IP (LTM): from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.8; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.3; 17.0.0
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): from 13.1.0 through 13.1.5; from 14.1.0 through 14.1.5; from 15.1.0 through 15.1.8; from 16.1.0 through 16.1.3; 17.0.0

References

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