# CVE-2022-36795: BIG-IP software SYN cookies vulnerability CVE-2022-36795

> Attackers can cause denial of service on F5 BIG-IP virtual servers by exploiting SYN cookies when Auto Receive Window is enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 8 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3rhm-pw9f-4xg6

## What is CVE-2022-36795?

CVE-2022-36795 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 19 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In BIG-IP versions 17.0.x before 17.0.0.1, 16.1.x before 16.1.3.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.7, and 14.1.x before 14.1.5.1, when an LTM TCP profile with Auto Receive Window Enabled is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause the virtual server to stop processing new client connections.

Weakness: CWE-682 (Incorrect Calculation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36795?

It affects 11 products.


Products: 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.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36795?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36795 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-36795 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36795 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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

- [CVE-2023-46747](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46747/): F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-1388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1388/): F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-22986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22986/): F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-22991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22991/): F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-5902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5902/): F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-36795 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36795 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 19 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36795 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-2022-36795/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36795/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36795
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36795
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36795

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36795/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.