Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-22548

High

Published: 04 February 2026

Published
04 February 2026
Modified
13 February 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v4 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0019 8.1th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-22548 is a high-severity Race Condition (CWE-362) vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall. Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004); ranked at the 8.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

When a BIG-IP Advanced WAF or ASM security policy is configured on a virtual server, undisclosed requests along with conditions beyond the attacker's control can cause the bd process to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical…

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Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
Why these techniques?

Race condition in WAF/ASM bd process enables targeted application DoS via crafted requests (T1499.004).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Affected Assets

f5
big-ip advanced web application firewall
17.1.0 — 17.1.3
f5
big-ip application security manager
17.1.0 — 17.1.3

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-362

Accurate timestamps from internal clocks enable detection of race conditions by providing reliable event ordering in audit logs.

addresses: CWE-362

Coordination of concurrent security activities reduces the probability that shared resources will be accessed simultaneously without proper synchronization.

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