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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-28859

On F5 BIG-IP 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1 and 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, when installing Net HSM, the scripts (nethsm-safenet-install.sh and nethsm-thales-install.sh) expose the Net HSM partition password.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.76%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.76%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

On F5 BIG-IP 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1 and 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, when installing Net HSM, the scripts (nethsm-safenet-install.sh and nethsm-thales-install.sh) expose the Net HSM partition password. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.76% probability · 53th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-532
Affected
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
Source
f5sirt@f5.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.