What is CVE-2023-22358?

CVE-2023-22358 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Apm Clients, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-22358?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in F5 Apm Clients

CVE-2023-22358

In versions beginning with 7.2.2 to before 7.2.3.1, a DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Edge Client Windows Installer. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Published 2023-02-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 10.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K76964818 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22358?: CVE-2023-22358 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Apm Clients, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-22358?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.