CVE-2022-1388

critical

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

From the Tenable Blog

CVE-2022-1388: Authentication Bypass in F5 BIG-IP

Published: 2022-05-05

CVE-2022-1388: Authentication Bypass in F5 BIG-IP F5 patched an authentication bypass in its BIG-IP product family that could lead to arbitrary command execution. This vulnerability is actively being exploited. Update May 10: The Identifying Affected Systems section now reflects the availability of a remote check. The Background section has also been updated based on active exploitation. View Change Log

References

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https://securityaffairs.com/180451/hacking/china-linked-group-fire-ant-exploits-vmware-and-f5-flaws-since-early-2025.html

https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-spies-target-networking-and-virtualization-flaws-to-breach-isolated-environments/

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-espionage-targets-vmware/

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https://www.tenable.com/blog/aa23-215a-2022s-top-routinely-exploited-vulnerabilities

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cisa-top-20-cves-exploited-peoples-republic-of-china-state-sponsored-actors-aa22-279a

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2022-1388-authentication-bypass-in-f5-big-ip

https://github.com/chengbochuan3/CVE-Network-Device

https://github.com/RaffayAKhan/CVE-Threat-Analysis-and-Risk-Assessment

https://github.com/fDarkShadow/noctis

https://github.com/ericrihm/edge-security-ground-truth

https://github.com/flags-alt/abyss-c2

https://github.com/wyqsgy/vulnark

https://github.com/J3ff-R3y/network-scanner-cmdb

https://github.com/chiranths09/Syntecxhub_Project_Vulnerability-CVE-Scanner

https://github.com/aldoClau98/CVE_CRAWLER

https://github.com/cyberleelawat/LeelawatX-CVE-Hunter

https://github.com/r0otk3r/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/XiaomingX/CVE-2022-1388-poc

https://github.com/impost0r/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/Pr0t0c01/CVEs

https://github.com/battleofthebots/refresh

https://github.com/SudeepaShiranthaka/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution-Vulnerability-CVE-2022-1388-A-Case-Study

https://github.com/j-baines/tippa-my-tongue

https://github.com/34zY/APT-Backpack

https://github.com/M4fiaB0y/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/OnCyberWar/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/On-Cyber-War/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/StarCrossPortal/VulnsDB

https://github.com/jbharucha05/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/electr0lulz/Mass-CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/Chocapikk/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/west9b/F5-BIG-IP-POC

https://github.com/XmasSnowISBACK/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/getdrive/F5-BIG-IP-exploit

https://github.com/justakazh/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/omnigodz/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/mr-vill4in/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/EvilLizard666/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/aodsec/CVE-2022-1388-PocExp

https://github.com/thatonesecguy/CVE-2022-1388-Exploit

https://github.com/LinJacck/CVE-2022-1388-EXP

https://github.com/hou5/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/qusaialhaddad/F5-BigIP-CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/MrCl0wnLab/Nuclei-Template-Exploit-F5-BIG-IP-iControl-REST-Auth-Bypass-RCE-Command-Parameter

https://github.com/saucer-man/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/savior-only/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/Angus-Team/F5-BIG-IP-RCE-CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/Al1ex/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/ZephrFish/F5-CVE-2022-1388-Exploit

https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2022-1388_PoC

https://github.com/0xf4n9x/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/yukar1z0e/CVE-2022-1388

https://github.com/doocop/CVE-2022-1388-EXP

https://github.com/bytecaps/CVE-2022-1388-EXP

https://github.com/ByteCaps/CVE-2022-1388-EXP

https://github.com/jheeree/CVE-2022-1388-checker

https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/

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

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-05-05

Updated: 2026-06-17

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.99958

Vulnerability Watch

Tenable Research has classified this CVE under the following Vulnerability Watch classification, which includes active and historical (inactive) classifications. You can learn more about these classifications on our blog.

Vulnerability of Concern

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