CVE-2021-22987 is a critical authenticated remote command execution vulnerability affecting F5 BIG-IP appliances running in Appliance mode, specifically within the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI). With a CVSS score of 9.9, it allows a low-privileged authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no public exploit code available in common databases like Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness and potential for future exploitation. Organizations are strongly urged to patch affected systems immediately to mitigate this severe risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.6.1, < 11.6.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 1.0 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.6 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.