CVE-2021-22986

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...

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: January 06, 2021
Published Date: March 31, 2021
Last Updated: January 29, 2025
Vendor: n/a
Product: BIG-IP; BIG-IQ
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.

CVSS Scores

SSVC Information

Exploitation: active
Automatable: Yes
Technical Impact: total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild: Yes (added 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available: Yes (added 2021-03-23 02:04:39 UTC) Source
Used in Malware: Yes (added 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03009991 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162059/F5-iControl-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Remote-Command-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162066/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source	Added Date
CISA	2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner	URL	Date Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/f5_icontrol_rest_ssrf_rce.rb	2025-04-29 11:01:12 UTC
Nuclei	https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-22986.yaml	2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

f5_icontrol_rest_ssrf_rce

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2021-22986

Tas9er/CVE-2021-22986

Type: github • Created: 2021-03-29 05:56:21 UTC • Stars: 13

Code By:Tas9er / F5 BIG-IP 远程命令执行漏洞

ZephrFish/CVE-2021-22986_Check

Type: github • Created: 2021-03-23 02:04:39 UTC • Stars: 3

CVE-2021-22986 Checker Script in Python3

Al1ex/CVE-2021-22986

Type: github • Created: 2021-03-22 07:13:50 UTC • Stars: 90

CVE-2021-22986 & F5 BIG-IP RCE

microvorld/CVE-2021-22986

Type: github • Created: 2021-03-22 02:46:33 UTC • Stars: 0

F5 BIG-IP/BIG-IQ iControl Rest API SSRF to RCE

dorkerdevil/CVE-2021-22986-Poc

Type: github • Created: 2021-03-17 05:02:45 UTC • Stars: 51

This is a Poc for BIGIP iControl unauth RCE