{
    "id": "CVE-2022-1388",
    "published": "2022-05-05 17:15:10",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 04:22:20",
    "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-306",
    "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",
    "epss_score": "0.99954",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99974",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-05-31",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:29:20",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-31."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_access_policy_manager"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager"
        },
        {
            "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_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"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2022-1388",
        "date_added": "2022-05-10",
        "due_date": "2022-05-31",
        "vendor": "F5",
        "product": "BIG-IP",
        "name": "F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 1
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "50932",
            "title": "F5 BIG-IP 16.0.x - Remote Code Execution (RCE)",
            "date": "2022-05-12",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50932"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}