CVE-2021-23025: F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

On version 15.1.x before 15.1.0.5, 14.1.x before 14.1.3.1, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.5, and all versions of 12.1.x and 11.6.x, an authenticated remote command execution vulnerability exists in the BIG-IP Configuration utility. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Affected products

  • F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.3.1 (fixed in 14.1.3.1); from 15.0.0, before 15.1.0.5 (fixed in 15.1.0.5)
  • F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.3.1 (fixed in 14.1.3.1); from 15.0.0, before 15.1.0.5 (fixed in 15.1.0.5)
  • F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.3.1 (fixed in 14.1.3.1); from 15.0.0, before 15.1.0.5 (fixed in 15.1.0.5)
  • F5 BIG-IP Analytics: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.3.1 (fixed in 14.1.3.1); from 15.0.0, before 15.1.0.5 (fixed in 15.1.0.5)
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.3.1 (fixed in 14.1.3.1); from 15.0.0, before 15.1.0.5 (fixed in 15.1.0.5)
  • F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.3.1 (fixed in 14.1.3.1); from 15.0.0, before 15.1.0.5 (fixed in 15.1.0.5)
  • F5 BIG-IP Ddos Hybrid Defender: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.3.1 (fixed in 14.1.3.1); from 15.0.0, before 15.1.0.5 (fixed in 15.1.0.5)
  • F5 BIG-IP Domain Name System: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.3.1 (fixed in 14.1.3.1); from 15.0.0, before 15.1.0.5 (fixed in 15.1.0.5)
  • F5 BIG-IP Fraud Protection Service: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.3.1 (fixed in 14.1.3.1); from 15.0.0, before 15.1.0.5 (fixed in 15.1.0.5)
  • F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.3.1 (fixed in 14.1.3.1); from 15.0.0, before 15.1.0.5 (fixed in 15.1.0.5)
  • F5 BIG-IP Link Controller: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.3.1 (fixed in 14.1.3.1); from 15.0.0, before 15.1.0.5 (fixed in 15.1.0.5)
  • F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.3.1 (fixed in 14.1.3.1); from 15.0.0, before 15.1.0.5 (fixed in 15.1.0.5)
  • F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.3.1 (fixed in 14.1.3.1); from 15.0.0, before 15.1.0.5 (fixed in 15.1.0.5)
  • F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator: from 11.6.1, up to and including 11.6.5; from 12.1.0, up to and including 12.1.6; from 13.1.0, before 13.1.3.5 (fixed in 13.1.3.5); from 14.1.0, before 14.1.3.1 (fixed in 14.1.3.1); from 15.0.0, before 15.1.0.5 (fixed in 15.1.0.5)

Published 2021-09-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.