{"id":"CVE-2022-1388","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-1388","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T12:57:08.660Z","title":"F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication Vulnerability","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","published":"2022-05-05T17:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:22:21.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"f5sirt@f5.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-306"],"affected":["f5/big-ip access policy manager","f5/big-ip advanced firewall manager","f5/big-ip analytics","f5/big-ip application acceleration manager","f5/big-ip application security manager","f5/big-ip domain name system","f5/big-ip fraud protection service","f5/big-ip global traffic manager","f5/big-ip link controller","f5/big-ip local traffic manager","f5/big-ip policy enforcement manager"],"epss":{"score":0.99954,"percentile":0.99974,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-05-10","dueDate":"2022-05-31","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1388"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2022-05-12","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":50932,"kind":"exploit","title":"F5 BIG-IP 16.0.x - Remote Code Execution (RCE)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50932","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/remote/50932.py","file":"exploits/multiple/remote/50932.py","published":"2022-05-12","added":"2022-05-12","updated":"2022-05-12","author":"Yesith Alvarez","type":"remote","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2022-1388"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 31 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"f5sirt@f5.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"f5sirt@f5.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"f5sirt@f5.com"},{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"f5sirt@f5.com"},{"url":"https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/","tags":["Exploit","Mitigation","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"f5sirt@f5.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/","tags":["Exploit","Mitigation","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1388","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1388","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}