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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…

Medium6.5EPSS 0.77%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
f5

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

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2022-28859, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
f5CNA (assigner)3.1Medium6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Medium6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.77% · top 44% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.

Weakness

Affected products

  • F5 · BIG-IP

    • unaffected 13.1.x
    • unaffected 12.1.x
    • unaffected 11.6.x
    • unaffected 17.0.0 – < 17.0.x*
    • unaffected 16.1.0 – < 16.1.x*
    • affected 15.1.x – < 15.1.5.1
    • affected 14.1.x – < 14.1.4.6

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