CVE-2022-23017: F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

On BIG-IP version 16.x before 16.1.0, 15.1.x before 15.1.4.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4.5, and all versions of 13.1.x, when a virtual server is configured with a DNS profile with the Rapid Response Mode setting enabled and is configured on a BIG-IP system, 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

• F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.4; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4.5 (fixed in 14.1.4.5); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.4.1 (fixed in 15.1.4.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.1.0 (fixed in 16.1.0)
• F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.4; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4.5 (fixed in 14.1.4.5); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.4.1 (fixed in 15.1.4.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.1.0 (fixed in 16.1.0)
• F5 BIG-IP Analytics: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.4; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4.5 (fixed in 14.1.4.5); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.4.1 (fixed in 15.1.4.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.1.0 (fixed in 16.1.0)
• F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.4; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4.5 (fixed in 14.1.4.5); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.4.1 (fixed in 15.1.4.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.1.0 (fixed in 16.1.0)
• F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.4; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4.5 (fixed in 14.1.4.5); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.4.1 (fixed in 15.1.4.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.1.0 (fixed in 16.1.0)
• F5 BIG-IP Domain Name System: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.4; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4.5 (fixed in 14.1.4.5); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.4.1 (fixed in 15.1.4.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.1.0 (fixed in 16.1.0)
• F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.4; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4.5 (fixed in 14.1.4.5); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.4.1 (fixed in 15.1.4.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.1.0 (fixed in 16.1.0)
• F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.4; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4.5 (fixed in 14.1.4.5); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.4.1 (fixed in 15.1.4.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.1.0 (fixed in 16.1.0)
• F5 BIG-IP Link Controller: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.4; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4.5 (fixed in 14.1.4.5); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.4.1 (fixed in 15.1.4.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.1.0 (fixed in 16.1.0)
• F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.4; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4.5 (fixed in 14.1.4.5); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.4.1 (fixed in 15.1.4.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.1.0 (fixed in 16.1.0)
• F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.4; from 14.1.0, before 14.1.4.5 (fixed in 14.1.4.5); from 15.1.0, before 15.1.4.1 (fixed in 15.1.4.1); from 16.0.0, before 16.1.0 (fixed in 16.1.0)

Published 2022-01-25. Last modified 2026-06-17.