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CVE-2021-22986

Vendorf5Productbig-ip advanced firewall manager, big-ip policy enforcement manager, big-ip access policy manager, big-ip analytics, big-ip application acceleration manager, big-ip application security manager, big-ip link controller, big-ip local traffic manager, big-ip global traffic manager, big-iq centralized management, big-ip domain name system, big-ip fraud protection service, ssl orchestrator, big-ip advanced web application firewall, big-ip ddos hybrid defenderDiscoveredMar 31, 2021UpdatedOct 27, 2025

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 v3.1
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
99.9%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Listed
confirmed active exploitation
News coverage
1
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
17 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Mar 31, 2021
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Oct 27, 2025
Sep 15, 2026
securityweek.com reports: Thai Broadband Provider Hacked via Fortinet Vulnerability