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CVE-2021-22992

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 72.71% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-03-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects BIG-IP. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 72.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2021-22992
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
72.71%
BIG-IP

Original NVD 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, 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3, and 11.6.x before 11.6.5.3, a malicious HTTP response to an Advanced WAF/BIG-IP ASM virtual server with Login Page configured in its policy may trigger a buffer overflow, resulting in a DoS attack. In certain situations, it may allow remote code execution (RCE), leading to complete system compromise. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.

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