# 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 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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2021-22986
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03; CISA due date 2021-11-17; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 99.90% (percentile 100.0)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 15 GitHub proofs of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2021-03-17)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2025-01-29)
- Weakness: CWE-918
- Published: 2021-03-31

## Affected versions

- BIG-IP; BIG-IQ: affected 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

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03009991
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162059/F5-iControl-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162066/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22986

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