Junos OS: A low privileged user can escalate their privileges so that they can login as root (Juniper Networks Junos OS)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.13 % · percentile 3 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- juniper
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the CLI of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, authenticated attacker with low privileges to escalate their privileges to root which will lead to a complete compromise of the system. When after a user has performed a specific 'file link ...' CLI operation, another user commits (unrelated configuration changes), the first user can login as root. This issue affects Junos OS: * all versions before 23.2R2-S7, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S6, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S3, * 24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S2, * 25.2 versions before 25.2R2. This issue does not affect versions 25.4R1 or later.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-61 — UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | juniper |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 7.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:U/RE:M | juniper |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 7.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/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:U/V:X/RE:M/U:X | NVD · sirt@juniper.net (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · sirt@juniper.net (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-21080
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-21916
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0408 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 23.2cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.4:r1-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:25.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:25.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:25.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:25.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Juniper Networks · Junos OS | affected 0 < 23.2R2-S7 ; affected 23.4 < 23.4R2-S6 ; affected 24.2 < 24.2R2-S3 ; affected 24.4 < 24.4R2-S2 ; affected 25.2 < 25.2R2 ; unaffected 25.4R1 |
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 |