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Status published
Critical
CVE-2022-1388
On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions...
Vulnerability 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
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346
- 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://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/
Affected Vendor
Affected Software
BIG-IP
Vulnerable Versions:
17.0.0, 16.1.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, 11.6.x
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 5th, 2022
Last Modified:
October 21st, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H