CISA KEV · Known exploitedCritical

CVE-2022-1388

F5 BIG-IP

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

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
100.0%
100.0% percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Published
2022.05.06
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV
Exploit probability100.0%
Technical severityCVSS 9.8

Vulnerability overview

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

Affected product and versions

Product
F5 BIG-IP
Affected versions
16.1.x, 15.1.x, 14.1.x, 13.1.x, 12.1.x, 11.6.x, >= 11.6.1 <= 11.6.5, >= 12.1.0 <= 12.1.6, >= 13.1.0 < 13.1.5, >= 14.1.0 < 14.1.4.6, >= 15.1.0 < 15.1.5.1, >= 16.1.0 < 16.1.2.2
Fixed versions
13.1.5, 14.1.4.6, 15.1.5.1, 16.1.2.2

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due date: 2022.05.31
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that F5 BIG-IP and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-306
KEV added
2022.05.10
Ransomware use
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