Bug ID 2218733: WAF ref Schema Handling Failure with oneOf/anyOf

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP ASM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
16.1.6.1, 17.1.3, 17.1.3.1, 17.5.1.3, 17.5.1.4, 21.0.0, 21.0.0.1

Opened: Jan 30, 2026

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

WAF JSON schema validation fails with an error: "JSON data does not comply with JSON schema" due to "Validation Error: OneOf violation, JSON Tag: $.entity"

Impact

JSON schema validation fails and request gets blocked.

Conditions

Using oneOf or anyOf, a ref schema is referenced multiple times from a oneOf/anyOf section.

Workaround

Change schema structure so that the single ref schema is not referenced from multiple places under oneOf/anyOf.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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