Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: EX Series, SRX Series, QFX Series: A rogue DHCP server causes root-level command execution when the phone-home client processes specific information (Juniper Networks Junos OS)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 3.90 % · percentile 90 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- juniper
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in the phone-home daemon (phcd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved on EX Series, SRX Series, and QFX Series allows an adjacent unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via a rogue DHCP server.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | juniper |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M | juniper |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:X | NVD · sirt@juniper.net (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · sirt@juniper.net (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-101385
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-102059
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1322 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Juniper Networks · Junos OS | affected 0 < 23.2R2-S7.7 ; affected 23.4 < 23.4R2-S8.13 ; affected 24.2 < 24.2R2-S5.5 ; affected 24.4 < 24.4R2-S5 ; affected 25.2 < 25.2R2-S2 ; affected 25.4 < 25.4R1-S3 |
| Juniper Networks · Junos OS Evolved | affected 0 < 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO ; affected 23.4 < 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO ; affected 24.2 < 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO ; affected 24.4 < 24.4R2-S5-EVO ; affected 25.2 < 25.2R2-S2-EVO ; affected 25.4 < 25.4R1-S3-EVO |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |