CVE-2022-1388

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2022-1388
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

9.8 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References
Link Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/ Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/ Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1388 US Government Resource
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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History

27 Oct 2025, 17:06

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References () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1388 - () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1388 - US Government Resource

22 Oct 2025, 00:17

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1388 -

21 Oct 2025, 20:18

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References
  • {'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1388', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}

21 Oct 2025, 19:19

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1388 -

21 Nov 2024, 06:40

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346 - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory () https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346 - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/ - Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory () https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/ - Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory

02 Nov 2023, 01:54

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References (MISC) https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/ - (MISC) https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/ - Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory

18 Oct 2023, 01:15

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References
  • (MISC) https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/ -
Information

Published : 2022-05-05 17:15

Updated : 2025-10-27 17:06

NVD link : CVE-2022-1388

Mitre link : CVE-2022-1388

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-1388

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Products Affected

f5

  • big-ip_fraud_protection_service
  • big-ip_local_traffic_manager
  • big-ip_application_security_manager
  • big-ip_domain_name_system
  • big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager
  • big-ip_application_acceleration_manager
  • big-ip_global_traffic_manager
  • big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager
  • big-ip_analytics
  • big-ip_access_policy_manager
  • big-ip_link_controller
CWE
CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function