CVE-2022-35241

NGINX Instance Manager vulnerability CVE-2022-35241

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Published Aug 4, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In versions 2.x before 2.3.1 and all versions of 1.x, when NGINX Instance Manager is in use, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in disk resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

F5

NGINX Instance Manager

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.x`	affected	< 2.3.1
`1.0.0`	affected	< 1.x*

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_instance_manager::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-38133	In versions 2.x before 2.3.1 and all versions of 1.x, when NGINX Instance Manager is in use, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in disk resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.758% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K37080719

History

No history.

Subscriptions

F5 Nginx Instance Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:24 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: f5
Published: Aug 4, 2022, 5:49 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:24 PM
Reserved: Jul 19, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 4, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:51 AM

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