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CVE-2023-22283: BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-02-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

On versions beginning in 7.1.5 to before 7.2.3.1, a DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows. User interaction and administrative privileges are required to exploit this vulnerability because the victim user needs to run the executable on the system and the attacker requires administrative privileges for modifying the files in the trusted search path. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected products

• F5 BIG-IP APM: from 7.2.2 before 7.2.3.1; 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; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.0.2 — fixed in 17.0.0.2, 7.2.3.1
• F5 Big-Ip Edge: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: F5 BIG-IP APM 17.0.0.2, 7.2.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K07143733
• https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K07143733

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