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TI-2021-05856 Aliases CVE-2021-22997GHSA-v9r8-fpcm-rhvm

Missing authentication in BIG-IQ

Priority LOW 35CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

On all 7.x and 6.x versions (fixed in 8.0.0), BIG-IQ HA ElasticSearch service does not implement any form of authentication for the clustering transport services, and all data used by ElasticSearch for transport is unencrypted. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01113 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—BIG-IQAll 7.x and 6.x versions—No fix listedCNA
  • BIG-IQ Vendor— Affected All 7.x and 6.x versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_centralized_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0 to before 8.0.0VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_centralized_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 to before 8.0.0 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22997
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v9r8-fpcm-rhvm

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-05845 Server-side request forgery in BIG-IP; BIG-IQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-10499 Integer overflow in backstage kernel KEVCVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-20025 iControl SOAP vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2014-00189 The n_tty_write function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2019-08571 Resource allocation without limits in Linux kernel CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-02356 The Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Protocol allows remote attackers (from the client side)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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