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Critical · 9.8 Known exploited · Ransomware Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2022-1388 EUVD-2022-24705GHSA-mrph-rvc3-cv97

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…

Published May 5, 2022 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by f5

Vendor: F5 Product: BIG-IP Category: Network devices

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x – < 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x – < 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x – < 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x – < 13.1.5, 12.1.x – ≤ 12.1.6, 11.6.x – ≤ 11.6.5 16.1.2.2

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Metasploit 1 module

Exploit-DB 1

GitHub 65 repositories · most starred shown

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

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