Vulnerability Intelligence Report
F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication Vulnerability
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
CISA KEV
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:99.96%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-306 ↗CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| F5 | BIG-IP | 17.0.0 < 17.0.x* (unaffected), 16.1.x < 16.1.2.2 (affected), 15.1.x < 15.1.5.1 (affected), 14.1.x < 14.1.4.6 (affected), 13.1.x < 13.1.5 (affected), 12.1.x <= 12.1.6 (affected), 11.6.x <= 11.6.5 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
Nuclei Template
SCANNER AVAILABLE
EPSS Score
99.956%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | F5, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2022-04-19T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2022-05-05T16:18:04 |
| Patch Date | 2022-05-04 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:15:40 |
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