# CVE-2022-29263: Other in BIG-IP APM

> Insecure temporary file handling in the BIG-IP Edge Client Component Installer Service allows local attackers to escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 May 2022
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fv6p-4p9m-3v4r

## What is CVE-2022-29263?

CVE-2022-29263 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 5 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

On F5 BIG-IP APM 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all versions of 12.1.x and 11.6.x, as well as F5 BIG-IP APM Clients 7.x versions prior to 7.2.1.5, the BIG-IP Edge Client Component Installer Service does not use best practice while saving temporary files. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29263?

It affects 2 products.


Products: F5 Access Policy Manager Clients, F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29263?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29263 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager

- [CVE-2023-38418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38418/): BIG-IP Edge Client for macOS vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-22980](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22980/): Other in Edge Client (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-36858](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36858/): BIG-IP Edge Client for Windows and macOS vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2021-23002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23002/): Information disclosure in BIG-IP APM and Edge Client (medium 4.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29263 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29263 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 5 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29263/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29263/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29263
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29263
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29263

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29263/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.