{
  "id": "CVE-2022-1388",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2022-1388",
  "published": "2022-05-05T17:15:10.570Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T04:22:20.683Z",
  "score": 9.8,
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "f5.com",
  "epss": 0.99954,
  "epss_percentile": 0.99974,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-05-10",
    "due": "2022-05-31",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Known",
    "name": "F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1388"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "F5"
  ],
  "products": [
    "F5 BIG-IP"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-306"
  ],
  "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",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Secondary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 9.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167007/F5-BIG-IP-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167118/F5-BIG-IP-16.0.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167150/F5-BIG-IP-iControl-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346",
      "tags": [
        "Mitigation",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-f5-big-ip-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patch-now/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Mitigation",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1388",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1388",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}