Resource exhaustion in F5 Big-ip_access_policy_manager

CVE-2022-27181

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, when APM is configured on a virtual server an…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.008 (52.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27181?
CVE-2022-27181 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-ip_access_policy_manager, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-27181?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-27181 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.