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CVE-2021-22986

CVE-2021-22986CRITICAL

n/a BIG-IP; BIG-IQ — F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS    %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .9990   100.0   YES

AFFECTED
  Product         Versions                                                                                                                       Fixed
  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 –  —

TIMELINE
  Jan 6   Reserved by f5
  Mar 31  Published (CNA: f5)
  Nov 3   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2021-11-17

CWE-918 · CNA: f5 · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · KEV due November 17, 2021

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 6, 2021	Reserved	Reserved by f5
March 31, 2021	Published	Published (CNA: f5)
November 3, 2021	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2021-11-17

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
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	—

Weaknesses

CWE-918

References (4)

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

Authoritative record: CVE-2021-22986 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-918

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