CVE-2022-23020
On BIG-IP version 16.1.x before 16.1.2, when the 'Respond on Error' setting is enabled on the...
On BIG-IP version 16.1.x before 16.1.2, when the 'Respond on Error' setting is enabled on the Request Logging profile and configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
On BIG-IP version 16.1.x before 16.1.2, when the 'Respond on Error' setting is enabled on the Request Logging profile and configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
CVE-2022-23020- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
On BIG-IP version 16.1.x before 16.1.2, when the 'Respond on Error' setting is enabled on the Request Logging profile and configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
CVE-2022-23020- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-28131 No score
On BIG-IP version 16.1.x before 16.1.2, when the 'Respond on Error' setting is enabled on the Request Logging profile and configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
EUVD-2022-28131- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cpw7-7r7p-h7xh No score
On BIG-IP version 16.1.x before 16.1.2, when the 'Respond on Error' setting is enabled on the...
On BIG-IP version 16.1.x before 16.1.2, when the 'Respond on Error' setting is enabled on the Request Logging profile and configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
GHSA-cpw7-7r7p-h7xh- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- f5 big-ip
- f5 big-ip access policy manager
- f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager
- f5 big-ip analytics
- f5 big-ip application acceleration manager
- f5 big-ip application security manager
- f5 big-ip domain name system
- f5 big-ip fraud protection service
- f5 big-ip global traffic manager
- f5 big-ip link controller
- f5 big-ip local traffic manager
- f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-23020 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in F5 Big-ip, published January 25, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.