Is CVE-2021-22986 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-22986 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-27.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-22986?

CVE-2021-22986 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2021-22986?

Patch guidance is available from f5 security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2021-22986.

Fix CVE-2021-22986 - CRITICAL

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2021-22986?

73 products: f5 big-ip access policy manager, f5 big-ip access policy manager, f5 big-ip access policy manager, f5 big-ip access policy manager, f5 big-ip access policy manager, and 68 more.

Description

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 Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery

Metadata

Primary Vendor: F5
Published: 3/31/2021
Last Modified: 10/27/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

f5 : big-ip_access_policy_managerf5 : big-ip_access_policy_managerf5 : big-ip_access_policy_managerf5 : big-ip_access_policy_managerf5 : big-ip_access_policy_managerf5 : big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerf5 : big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerf5 : big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerf5 : big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerf5 : big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerf5 : big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewallf5 : big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewallf5 : big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewallf5 : big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewallf5 : big-ip_advanced_web_application_firewallf5 : big-ip_analyticsf5 : big-ip_analyticsf5 : big-ip_analyticsf5 : big-ip_analyticsf5 : big-ip_analyticsf5 : big-ip_application_acceleration_managerf5 : big-ip_application_acceleration_managerf5 : big-ip_application_acceleration_managerf5 : big-ip_application_acceleration_managerf5 : big-ip_application_acceleration_managerf5 : big-ip_application_security_managerf5 : big-ip_application_security_managerf5 : big-ip_application_security_managerf5 : big-ip_application_security_managerf5 : big-ip_application_security_managerf5 : big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defenderf5 : big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defenderf5 : big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defenderf5 : big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defenderf5 : big-ip_ddos_hybrid_defenderf5 : big-ip_domain_name_systemf5 : big-ip_domain_name_systemf5 : big-ip_domain_name_systemf5 : big-ip_domain_name_systemf5 : big-ip_domain_name_systemf5 : big-ip_fraud_protection_servicef5 : big-ip_fraud_protection_servicef5 : big-ip_fraud_protection_servicef5 : big-ip_fraud_protection_servicef5 : big-ip_fraud_protection_servicef5 : big-ip_global_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_global_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_global_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_global_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_global_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_link_controllerf5 : big-ip_link_controllerf5 : big-ip_link_controllerf5 : big-ip_link_controllerf5 : big-ip_link_controllerf5 : big-ip_local_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_local_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_local_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_local_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_local_traffic_managerf5 : big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerf5 : big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerf5 : big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerf5 : big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerf5 : big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerf5 : big-iq_centralized_managementf5 : big-iq_centralized_managementf5 : big-iq_centralized_managementf5 : ssl_orchestratorf5 : ssl_orchestratorf5 : ssl_orchestratorf5 : ssl_orchestratorf5 : ssl_orchestrator

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD