Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2022-41800

F5 big-ip_access_policy_manager Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

Published Dec 13, 2023 · catalog updated Dec 13, 2023 · F5

Patch now

CVE-2022-41800 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm F5 against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
76.87%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor F5 big-ip_access_policy_manager

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. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • vendor F5 big-ip_access_policy_managerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-41800

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-41800 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm F5 against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 76.87%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 13, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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. Initial-access expl

  2. Dec 13, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-41800

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-41800

    30-day exploitation probability 76.9%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-41800

    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 bou

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.