CVE-2022-1388

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: May 05, 2022 Modified: October 27, 2025
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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

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/
Source: f5sirt@f5.com
Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1388
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

11 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
94.5%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-05-31

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-306 CWE-306

Affected Vendors

f5

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