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CVE-2016-5022

F5 BIG-IP LTM, Analytics, APM, ASM, and Link Controller 11.2.x before 11.2.1 HF16, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1 HF1, and 12.x before 12.0.0 HF3; BIG-IP AAM, AFM, and PEM 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1 HF1, and 12.x before 12.0.0 HF3; BIG-IP DNS 12.x before 12.0.0 HF3; BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 11.2.x before 11.2.1 HF16…

Severity
Critical 9.8
Published
7 Sept 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
3.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 89% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper access control (CWE-284)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Description

F5 BIG-IP LTM, Analytics, APM, ASM, and Link Controller 11.2.x before 11.2.1 HF16, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1 HF1, and 12.x before 12.0.0 HF3; BIG-IP AAM, AFM, and PEM 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1 HF1, and 12.x before 12.0.0 HF3; BIG-IP DNS 12.x before 12.0.0 HF3; BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 11.2.x before 11.2.1 HF16 and 11.3.0; BIG-IP GTM 11.2.x before 11.2.1 HF16, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, and 11.6.x before 11.6.1 HF1; BIG-IP PSM 11.2.x before 11.2.1 HF16, 11.3.x, and 11.4.0 through 11.4.1; Enterprise Manager 3.1.1; BIG-IQ Cloud and Security 4.0.0 through 4.5.0; BIG-IQ Device 4.2.0 through 4.5.0; BIG-IQ ADC 4.5.0; BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.0.0; BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration 1.0.0; and iWorkflow 2.0.0, when Packet Filtering is enabled on virtual servers and possibly self IP addresses, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Traffic Management Microkernel restart) and…

From NVD. Shortened; the full text is there.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
F5 BIG-IPServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager
  • Version 12.0.0
  • Version 11.6.1
  • Version 11.6.0
  • Version 11.5.4
All 13 release lines
  • Version 11.2.0
  • Version 11.2.1
  • Version 11.3.0
  • Version 11.4.0
  • Version 11.4.1
  • Version 11.5.0
  • Version 11.5.1
  • Version 11.5.2
  • Version 11.5.3
  • Version 11.5.4
  • Version 11.6.0
  • Version 11.6.1
  • Version 12.0.0
F5 BIG-IPServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager
  • Version 12.0.0
  • Version 11.6.1
  • Version 11.6.0
  • Version 11.5.4
All 13 release lines
  • Version 11.2.0
  • Version 11.2.1
  • Version 11.3.0
  • Version 11.4.0
  • Version 11.4.1
  • Version 11.5.0
  • Version 11.5.1
  • Version 11.5.2
  • Version 11.5.3
  • Version 11.5.4
  • Version 11.6.0
  • Version 11.6.1
  • Version 12.0.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5022
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5022