CVE-2022-1388
F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run BIG-IP, fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by May 31, 2022.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
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
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Source |
|---|---|---|
| BIG-IP | F5 | KEV |
Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2022-1388 scored CVSS 9.8: F5 BIG-IP, F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild and known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Unpatched BIG-IP systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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