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CVE-2021-22989

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-22989 is an authenticated remote command execution vulnerability affecting F5 BIG-IP devices running in Appliance mode with Advanced WAF or BIG-IP ASM provisioned, across multiple software versions. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) allows a highly privileged attacker to execute arbitrary commands remotely with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known public exploit code or active exploitation (KEV), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.1CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0884 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 462 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.7 Bluesky, 0.4 Mastodon, and 1.7 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

support.f5.com / csp/article/K56142644
Vendor Advisory