CVE-2023-22374: F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

High severity, CVSS 8.5. EPSS: 72.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A format string vulnerability exists in iControl SOAP that allows an authenticated attacker to crash the iControl SOAP CGI process or, potentially execute arbitrary code. In appliance mode BIG-IP, a successful exploit of this vulnerability 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 14.1.4.6, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.5.1, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.2.2, up to and including 16.1.3; version 13.1.5 only; version 17.0.0 only
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager: from 14.1.4.6, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.5.1, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.2.2, up to and including 16.1.3; version 13.1.5 only; version 17.0.0 only
F5 BIG-IP Analytics: from 14.1.4.6, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.5.1, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.2.2, up to and including 16.1.3; version 13.1.5 only; version 17.0.0 only
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager: from 15.1.5.1, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.2.2, up to and including 16.1.3; version 13.1.5 only; version 17.0.0 only
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager: from 14.1.4.6, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.5.1, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.2.2, up to and including 16.1.3; version 13.1.0 only; version 17.0.0 only
F5 BIG-IP Ddos Hybrid Defender: from 14.1.4.6, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.5.1, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.2.2, up to and including 16.1.3; version 13.1.5 only
F5 BIG-IP Domain Name System: from 14.1.4.6, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.5.1, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.2.2, up to and including 16.1.3; version 17.0.0 only
F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service: from 15.1.5.1, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.2.2, up to and including 16.1.3; version 13.1.5 only; version 17.0.0 only
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller: from 14.1.4.6, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.5.1, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.2.2, up to and including 16.1.3; version 13.1.5 only; version 17.0.0 only
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager: from 14.1.4.6, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.5.1, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.2.2, up to and including 16.1.3; version 13.1.5 only; version 17.0.0 only
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager: from 14.1.4.6, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.5.1, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.2.2, up to and including 16.1.3; version 13.1.5 only; version 17.0.0 only
F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator: from 14.1.4.6, up to and including 14.1.5; from 15.1.5.1, up to and including 15.1.8; from 16.1.2.2, up to and including 16.1.3; version 13.1.5 only; version 17.0.0 only

Published 2023-02-01. Last modified 2026-06-17.