CVE-2022-41835

Authenticated controller impact via excessive file permissions

Published Oct 19, 2022 · Updated May 7, 2025

Improper privilege management in F5 F5OS-A 1.x before 1.1.0 and F5OS-C 1.x before 1.5.0 allows local users to affect the controller. F5 attributes the flaw to excessive permissions on an undisclosed file, enabling a limited command set inside a container to affect the controller. An authenticated local account is required, and the vendor assessment reports no confidentiality impact while bounding integrity impact to low.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in F5 F5OS-A 1.x before 1.1.0 and F5OS-C 1.x before 1.5.0 allows local users to affect the controller. F5 attributes the flaw to excessive permissions on an undisclosed file, enabling a limited command set inside a container to affect the controller. An authenticated local account is required, and the vendor assessment reports no confidentiality impact while bounding integrity impact to low.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-41835
Published
Oct 19, 2022
Updated
May 7, 2025
Vendor
F5 Networks
Product
F5OS-A
Classifications
CWE-269, T1059
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 19, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.x <1.1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

F5 Networks · F5OS-Aversion=1.x <1.1.0
F5 Networks · F5OS-Cversion=1.x <1.5.0

Published CVSS scores

7.3F5 NetworksCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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