CVE Intel / CVE-2022-1388
CVE-2022-1388
big-ip access policy manager · f5
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Actively exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue: exploitation confirmed in the wild. Patch on priority.
What it is
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
Live exploitation on the huntback network (30 days)
4
attempts captured
2
distinct source IPs
2026-09-15
last seen
huntback carries a network signature for this CVE. Exploitation attempts are detected on the decoy fleet in real time.
How huntback helps
Deploy a decoy that emulates big-ip access policy manager and you will see every attempt at this CVE the moment it lands, with the full payload, the attacker's infrastructure, and any stage-2 loader. Then huntback can scan the attacker back.
CVSSn/a Critical
EPSS1.00 (99% pct)
In CISA KEVyes
Publishedn/a
Network detectableyes, signatured
Public exploitExploitDB, Metasploit