7.5

CVE-2022-41691: f5 big-ip advanced waf & asm Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 19-10-2022Last modified 08-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-41691 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference vulnerability in f5 big-ip advanced waf & asm. EPSS estimates a 0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.73%
0%100%
Low · +0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-10-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

When a BIG-IP Advanced WAF/ASM security policy is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the bd process to terminate.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.73%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

54%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.07 pp

From 0.66% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.73%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

F53 products

1 vendor · 3 products

References

1 links