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CVE-2021-22986

F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementNetwork & edge
Open in ThreatlineRecord JSON
CVSS
9.8Critical
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 3 Nov 2021. Known ransomware useCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)99.9%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Federal deadline17 Nov 2021Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

Timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2021Exploit code publicMetasploit
  2. 31 Mar 2021, 14:04 UTCPublishedCVE List
  3. 3 Nov 2021Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Public exploit code and templates 3

  • Exploit moduleF5 iControl REST Unauthenticated SSRF Token Generation RCE 10 Mar 2021Metasploit
  • Webapps exploitF5 BIG-IP 16.0.x - iControl REST Remote Code Execution (Unauthenticated) 2 Apr 2021Exploit-DB
  • Scanner templateF5 iControl REST - Remote Command ExecutionNuclei

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Description

F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the iControl REST interface that allows unauthenticated attackers with network access to execute system commands, create or delete files, and disable services.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 2

  • BIG-IP; BIG-IQaffected: 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 12.1.5.3CVE List
  • BIG-IP; BIG-IQaffected: BIG-IQ 7.1.0.x before 7.1.0.3, 7.0.0.x before 7.0.0.2CVE List

References 3