CVE-2021-22986 — F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2021-22986 (F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management) is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2021-11-03. Used in ransomware. F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the iControl… See the required fix, due date and…

Exploitation status

CVE-2021-22986 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2021-11-03. 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.

Advisory facts

Vendor or project
F5
Affected product
BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management
Added to CISA KEV
2021-11-03
US federal remediation due date
2021-11-17
Ransomware association
Known
EPSS score
—
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-863

Remediation: the required action

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