Remote Command Execution Vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Products
CVE-2021-22986

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor: F5
Status: Big-ip; Big-iq
Vendor: CVE Published:; 31 March 2021

Badges

💰 Ransomware👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 97%🦅 CISA Reported

Summary

The vulnerability affects multiple versions of F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ products through the iControl REST interface, which allows unauthenticated remote command execution. This flaw can potentially enable attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server, posing significant security risks to the affected systems. Administrators are advised to update their software to the latest versions to mitigate this vulnerability.

CISA Reported

CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed as being exploited and is known by the CISA as enabling ransomware campaigns.

The CISA's recommendation is: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Version(s)

BIG-IP; BIG-IQ BIG-IP 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, 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3

BIG-IP; BIG-IQ BIG-IQ 7.1.0.x before 7.1.0.3, 7.0.0.x before 7.0.0.2

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.