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CVE-2021-22986: F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management · in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03
2021-11-03added to KEV
2021-11-17federal remediation due date
99.90%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 100.0th percentile
9.8 CRITICALCVSS 3.1
Knownknown ransomware use
217days from NVD publication to KEV
What it is
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the iControl REST interface that allows unauthenticated attackers with network access to execute system commands, create or delete files, and disable services.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| CWE | CWE-863 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD published | 2021-03-31 (Analyzed) |
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