CVE-2022-1388 KEV EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 100% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-31.
Description
On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all 12.1.x and 11.6.x versions, undisclosed requests may bypass iControl REST authentication. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 99.95% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-306 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-05-31 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2022-05-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-05-10 |
| Due | 2022-05-31 |
| Vendor / product | F5 / BIG-IP |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (11)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| f5 | big-ip access policy manager |
| f5 | big-ip advanced firewall manager |
| f5 | big-ip analytics |
| f5 | big-ip application acceleration manager |
| f5 | big-ip application security manager |
| f5 | big-ip domain name system |
| f5 | big-ip fraud protection service |
| f5 | big-ip global traffic manager |
| f5 | big-ip link controller |
| f5 | big-ip local traffic manager |
| f5 | big-ip policy enforcement manager |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | F5 BIG-IP 16.0.x - Remote Code Execution (RCE) | 2022-05-12 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1388
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