CVE-2022-41800: F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

High severity, CVSS 8.7. EPSS: 76.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 Access Policy Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.0, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.0, up to and including 16.1.3; version 17.0.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 17.0.0
  • F5 BIG-IP Analytics: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.0, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.0, up to and including 16.1.3; version 17.0.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.0, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.0, up to and including 16.1.3; version 17.0.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.0, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.0, up to and including 16.1.3; version 17.0.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Domain Name System: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.0, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.0, up to and including 16.1.3; version 17.0.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.0, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.0, up to and including 16.1.3; version 17.0.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.0, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.0, up to and including 16.1.3; version 17.0.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Link Controller: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.0, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.0, up to and including 16.1.3; version 17.0.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.0, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.0, up to and including 16.1.3; version 17.0.0 only
  • F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager: from 13.1.0, up to and including 13.1.5; from 14.1.0, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.0, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.0, up to and including 16.1.3; version 17.0.0 only

Published 2022-12-07. Last modified 2026-06-17.