CVE-2024-22093 Appliance mode iControl REST vulnerability

High 8.7 Published 14 Feb 2024 Updated 2 May 2025

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands via iControl REST in appliance mode, crossing security boundaries on multi-bladed systems.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-22093?

CVE-2024-22093 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 14 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

When running in appliance mode, an authenticated remote command injection vulnerability exists in an undisclosed iControl REST endpoint on multi-bladed systems. A successful exploit can allow the attacker to cross a security boundary. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22093?

It affects 12 products.

Products include 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 and 6 more.

How do I fix CVE-2024-22093?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2024-22093 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22093 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4x3g-wfmq-27q5.