alert http any any -> $HOME_NET any (
msg:"ET INFO F5 BIG-IP - Command Execution via util/bash";
flow:established,to_server;
flowbits:set,ET.BIGIP.Bash;
http.method;
content:"POST";
http.uri;
content:"/mgmt/tm/util/bash"; fast_pattern;
http.request_body;
content:"|22|command|22|";
content:"|22|utilCmdArgs|22|";
classtype:misc-attack;
sid:2049259; rev:2;
metadata:affected_product F5, attack_target Networking_Equipment, created_at 2023_11_20, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Informational, updated_at 2026_01_20;
target:dest_ip;
)