{
    "id": "CVE-2021-22986",
    "published": "2021-03-31 15:15:15",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 03:38:09",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.99898",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99964",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2021-11-17",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:27:18",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2021-11-17."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_access_policy_manager"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewall"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_analytics"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_application_acceleration_manager"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_application_security_manager"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defender"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_domain_name_system"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_fraud_protection_service"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_global_traffic_manager"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_link_controller"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_local_traffic_manager"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-iq_centralized_management"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "ssl_orchestrator"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2021-22986",
        "date_added": "2021-11-03",
        "due_date": "2021-11-17",
        "vendor": "F5",
        "product": "BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management",
        "name": "F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 1
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "49738",
            "title": "F5 BIG-IP 16.0.x - iControl REST Remote Code Execution (Unauthenticated)",
            "date": "2021-04-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49738"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162059/F5-iControl-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Remote-Command-Execution.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162066/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03009991",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162059/F5-iControl-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Remote-Command-Execution.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162066/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03009991",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22986"
    ]
}