CVE-2021-22986 F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution
Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ devices via the iControl REST interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 3 Nov 2021
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-22986?
CVE-2021-22986 is a critical command injection vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 31 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22986?
It affects 15 products.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Web Application Firewall, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager and 9 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 17 Nov 2021.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2021-22986 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2021-22986 in the wild since at least 3 Nov 2021, including in ransomware campaigns.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry, 1 Nuclei template and 15 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
- CVE-2023-46747 F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication
- CVE-2021-22991 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2020-5902 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2026-94127 F5 BIG-IP APM Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8489-vwcj-fxfr.