CVE-2021-22986 is a critical unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability affecting the iControl REST interface in multiple versions of F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ products. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands remotely, leading to complete system compromise. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, including in known ransomware campaigns, and has readily available exploit code, Metasploit modules, and significant community discussion and media coverage. Organizations using affected F5 products should prioritize immediate patching to mitigate this severe threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 12.1.0, < 12.1.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.1.0, < 13.1.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.1.0, < 14.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.1.0, < 15.1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.0.0, < 16.0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.