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.
Published: 2021-03-31
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 94.5% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager Big-ip Advanced Web Application Firewall Big-ip Analytics Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager Big-ip Application Security Manager Big-ip Ddos Hybrid Defender Big-ip Domain Name System Big-ip Fraud Protection Service Big-ip Global Traffic Manager Big-ip Link Controller Big-ip Local Traffic Manager Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager Big-iq Centralized Management Ssl Orchestrator
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: f5

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:25:50.810Z

Reserved: 2021-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-22986

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T18:58:26.247Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-03-31T15:15:15.153

Modified: 2025-10-27T17:06:56.680

Link: CVE-2021-22986

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses