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CVE-2022-29263· NVD / CVE Program· CNA f5

On F5 BIG-IP APM 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions pr

On F5 BIG-IP APM 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all versions of 12.1.x and 11.6.x, as well as F5 BIG-IP APM Clients 7.x versions prior to 7.2.1.5, the BIG-IP Edge Client Component Installer Service does not use best practice while saving temporary files. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
May 5, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 10th percentile
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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.8
CNA · f5
7.8
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
f5access policy manager clients
f5big-ip access policy manager

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • f5 access policy manager clients7.1.8
  • f5 access policy manager clients7.1.8.5
  • f5 access policy manager clients7.1.9
  • f5 access policy manager clients7.1.9.7
  • f5 access policy manager clients7.1.9.8
  • f5 access policy manager clients7.2.1
  • f5 access policy manager clients7.2.1.1
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager11.6.1
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager11.6.2
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager11.6.3
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager11.6.4
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager11.6.5
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager12.1.0
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager12.1.1
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager12.1.2
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager12.1.3
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager12.1.4
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager12.1.5
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager12.1.6
  • f5 big-ip access policy manager13.1.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (f5). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • F5 BIG-IP APM

    • 12.1.x, 11.6.xaffected
    • 17.0.0 and later · before 17.0.x*not affected
    • 16.1.x and later · before 16.1.2.2affected
    • 15.1.x and later · before 15.1.5.1affected
    • 14.1.x and later · before 14.1.4.6affected
    • 13.1.x and later · before 13.1.5affected

  • F5 BIG-IP APM Clients

    • 7.x and later · before 7.2.1.5affected

Same product

f5: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-38418BIG-IP Edge Client for macOS vulnerability
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2021-22980In Edge Client version 7.2.x before 7.2.1.1, 7.1.9.x before 7.1.9.8, and 7.1.x-7.1.8.x before 7.1.8.5, an untrusted search path vulnerabilit
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2023-36858BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows and macOS vulnerability
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2021-23002When using BIG-IP APM 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, or all 12.1.x and 11.6.x
    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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