CVE-2024-45844: F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 10.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

BIG-IP monitor functionality may allow an attacker to bypass access control restrictions, regardless of the port lockdown settings.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected products

  • F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Analytics: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Visibility And Reporting: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Automation Toolchain: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Carrier-Grade Nat: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Ddos Hybrid Defender: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Domain Name System: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Link Controller: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Webaccelerator: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)
  • F5 BIG-IP Websafe: from 15.1.0, before 15.1.10.5 (fixed in 15.1.10.5); from 16.1.0, before 16.1.5 (fixed in 16.1.5); from 17.1.0, before 17.1.1.4 (fixed in 17.1.1.4)

Published 2024-10-16. Last modified 2026-06-17.