Critical severity · published Mar 31, 2021
CVE-2021-22986
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
RansomwareIn wildKEV
9.8
CVSS
99.9%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)99.9% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Nov 3, 2021
Federal remediation dueNov 17, 2021
Ransomware campaign useKnown
Affected products
Which versions
BB
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 · source: vendor
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall · F5
12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Ddos Hybrid Defender · F5
12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BF
Big-ip Fraud Protection Service · F5
12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
12.1.0 before 12.1.5.3; 13.1.0 before 13.1.3.6; 14.1.0 before 14.1.4; 15.1.0 before 15.1.2.1; 16.0.0 before 16.0.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22986
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22986
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03009991
x_refsource_MISC
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