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CVE-2021-22986F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, and 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3 amd BIG-IQ 7.1.0.x before 7.1.0.3 and 7.0.0.x before 7.0.0.2, the iControl REST interface has an unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.
9.8 CRITICALEPSS 99.89%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | CRITICAL | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 10.0 | HIGH | 2.0NVD | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Nov 17, 2021
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Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-22986
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- f5
- Published
- Mar 31, 2021
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17 03:38 UTC
Affected Products
As published by the CNA in the CVE record.
BIG-IP; BIG-IQ2 version ranges
- BIG-IP 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.2.1, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3
- BIG-IQ 7.1.0.x before 7.1.0.3, 7.0.0.x before 7.0.0.2
References
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162059/F5-iControl-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162066/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- support.f5.com https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03009991
- cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22986