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CVE-2021-22986

9.8 CRITICAL Known exploited Published 2021-03-31 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management

F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the iControl REST interface that allows unauthenticated attackers with network access to execute system commands, create or delete files, and disable services.

Added to KEV: 2021-11-03
Remediation due: 2021-11-17
Ransomware use: Known
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22986

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2021-03-31
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0): 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses: CWE-918

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.

Affected configurations

• f5 big-ip access policy manager (>= 12.1.0 < 12.1.5.3) • f5 big-ip access policy manager (>= 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.6) • f5 big-ip access policy manager (>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4) • f5 big-ip access policy manager (>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.2.1) • f5 big-ip access policy manager (>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.1.1) • f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager (>= 12.1.0 < 12.1.5.3) • f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager (>= 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.6) • f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager (>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4) • f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager (>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.2.1) • f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager (>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.1.1) • f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall (>= 12.1.0 < 12.1.5.3) • f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall (>= 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.6) • f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall (>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4) • f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall (>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.2.1) • f5 big-ip advanced web application firewall (>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.1.1) • f5 big-ip analytics (>= 12.1.0 < 12.1.5.3) • f5 big-ip analytics (>= 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.6) • f5 big-ip analytics (>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4) • f5 big-ip analytics (>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.2.1) • f5 big-ip analytics (>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.1.1) • f5 big-ip application acceleration manager (>= 12.1.0 < 12.1.5.3) • f5 big-ip application acceleration manager (>= 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.6) • f5 big-ip application acceleration manager (>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4) • f5 big-ip application acceleration manager (>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.2.1) • f5 big-ip application acceleration manager (>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.1.1) • f5 big-ip application security manager (>= 12.1.0 < 12.1.5.3) • f5 big-ip application security manager (>= 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.6) • f5 big-ip application security manager (>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4) • f5 big-ip application security manager (>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.2.1) • f5 big-ip application security manager (>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.1.1) • f5 big-ip ddos hybrid defender (>= 12.1.0 < 12.1.5.3) • f5 big-ip ddos hybrid defender (>= 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.6) • f5 big-ip ddos hybrid defender (>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4) • f5 big-ip ddos hybrid defender (>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.2.1) • f5 big-ip ddos hybrid defender (>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.1.1) • f5 big-ip domain name system (>= 12.1.0 < 12.1.5.3) • f5 big-ip domain name system (>= 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.6) • f5 big-ip domain name system (>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4) • f5 big-ip domain name system (>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.2.1) • f5 big-ip domain name system (>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.1.1) • f5 big-ip fraud protection service (>= 12.1.0 < 12.1.5.3) • f5 big-ip fraud protection service (>= 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.6) • f5 big-ip fraud protection service (>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4) • f5 big-ip fraud protection service (>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.2.1) • f5 big-ip fraud protection service (>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.1.1) • f5 big-ip global traffic manager (>= 12.1.0 < 12.1.5.3) • f5 big-ip global traffic manager (>= 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.6) • f5 big-ip global traffic manager (>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4) • f5 big-ip global traffic manager (>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.2.1) • f5 big-ip global traffic manager (>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.1.1) • f5 big-ip link controller (>= 12.1.0 < 12.1.5.3) • f5 big-ip link controller (>= 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.6) • f5 big-ip link controller (>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4) • f5 big-ip link controller (>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.2.1) • f5 big-ip link controller (>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.1.1) • f5 big-ip local traffic manager (>= 12.1.0 < 12.1.5.3) • f5 big-ip local traffic manager (>= 13.1.0 < 13.1.3.6) • f5 big-ip local traffic manager (>= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4) • f5 big-ip local traffic manager (>= 15.1.0 < 15.1.2.1) • f5 big-ip local traffic manager (>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.1.1) … and 13 more

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery weakness

References