What is CVE-2022-41836?

CVE-2022-41836 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Waf & Asm, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-41836?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Waf & Asm

CVE-2022-41836

When an 'Attack Signature False Positive Mode' enabled security policy is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the bd process to terminate.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2022-10-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000

Affected products

F5 Big-Ip Advanced Waf & Asm — versions 17.0.x, 16.1.x, 15.1.x
F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall — versions 17.0.0
F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager — versions 17.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

support.f5.com/csp/article/K47204506 (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41836?: CVE-2022-41836 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Waf & Asm, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-41836?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.