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CVE-2021-22986

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

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Listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

The affected software is F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ, specifically the iControl REST interface in these products. An attacker who can reach that interface over the network without logging in could run arbitrary commands on the affected system, giving them control over it.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

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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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a BIG-IP; BIG-IQ

    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 3

support.f5.com

packetstormsecurity.com