6.5

CVE-2022-41770: f5 big-ip Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 19-10-2022Last modified 08-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-41770 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in f5 big-ip. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.70%
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

In BIG-IP versions 17.0.x before 17.0.0.1, 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.7, 14.1.x before 14.1.5.1, and all versions of 13.1.x, and BIG-IQ all versions of 8.x and 7.x, an authenticated iControl REST user can cause an increase in memory resource utilization, via undisclosed requests.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.07 pp

From 0.64% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.70%

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

F514 products
  • big-ip≥ 17.0.x, < 17.0.0.1 | ≥ 16.1.x, < 16.1.3.1 | ≥ 15.1.x, < 15.1.7 | ≥ 14.1.x, < 14.1.5.1 | ≥ 13.1.0, < 13.1.x*
  • big-ip_access_policy_manager≥ 13.1.0, ≤ 13.1.5 | ≥ 14.1.0, < 14.1.5.1 | ≥ 15.1.0, < 15.1.7 | ≥ 16.1.0, < 16.1.3.1 | ≥ 17.0.0, < 17.0.0.1
  • big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager≥ 13.1.0, ≤ 13.1.5 | ≥ 14.1.0, < 14.1.5.1 | ≥ 15.1.0, < 15.1.7 | ≥ 16.1.0, < 16.1.3.1 | ≥ 17.0.0, < 17.0.0.1
  • big-ip_analytics≥ 13.1.0, ≤ 13.1.5 | ≥ 14.1.0, < 14.1.5.1 | ≥ 15.1.0, < 15.1.7 | ≥ 16.1.0, < 16.1.3.1 | ≥ 17.0.0, < 17.0.0.1
  • big-ip_application_acceleration_manager≥ 13.1.0, ≤ 13.1.5 | ≥ 14.1.0, < 14.1.5.1 | ≥ 15.1.0, < 15.1.7 | ≥ 16.1.0, < 16.1.3.1 | ≥ 17.0.0, < 17.0.0.1

1 vendor · 14 products

References

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