Junos: Privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Junos CLI
Published Oct 13, 2017
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.46%
Description
Certain combinations of Junos OS CLI commands and arguments have been found to be exploitable in a way that can allow unauthorized access to the operating system. This may allow any user with permissions to run these CLI commands the ability to achieve elevated privileges and gain complete control of the device. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 11.4 prior to 11.4R13-S3; 12.1X46 prior to 12.1X46-D60; 12.1X47 prior to 12.1X47-D45; 12.3 prior to 12.3R12; 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D35; 13.2 prior to 13.2R9; 13.3 prior to 13.3R4-S11, 13.3R9; 14.1 prior to 14.1R4-S12, 14.1R7; 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D28, 14.1X53-D40; 14.1X55 prior to 14.1X55-D35; 14.2 prior to 14.2R3-S10, 14.2R4-S7, 14.2R5; 15.1 prior to 15.1F4, 15.1R3; 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D60; 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D57, 15.1X53-D70.
Affected products
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- Version 11.4 prior to 11.4R13-S3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.1X46 prior to 12.1X46-D60StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.1X47 prior to 12.1X47-D45StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.3 prior to 12.3R12StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D35StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 13.2 prior to 13.2R9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 13.3 prior to 13.3R4-S11, 13.3R9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.1 prior to 14.1R4-S12, 14.1R7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D28, 14.1X53-D40StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.1X55 prior to 14.1X55-D35StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.2 prior to 14.2R3-S10, 14.2R4-S7, 14.2R5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 15.1 prior to 15.1F4, 15.1R3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D60StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D57, 15.1X53-D70StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- 11.4
- 11.4
- 11.4
- 11.4
- 11.4
- 11.4
- 11.4
- 11.4
- 11.4
- 11.4
- 11.4
- 11.4
- 11.4
- 11.4r13
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
Configuration 4
Configuration 5
Configuration 6
Configuration 7
- 13.3
- 13.3
- 13.3
- 13.3
- 13.3
- 13.3
- 13.3
- 13.3
- 13.3
- 13.3
- 14.1
- 14.1
- 14.1
- 14.1
- 14.1
- 14.1
- 14.1
Configuration 8
Configuration 9
Configuration 10
Configuration 12
Configuration 13
Configuration 14
Configuration 15
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
- 15.1x53
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the router's CLI only from trusted hosts. Restrict access to the CLI to only highly trusted administrators.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 37.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 36.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 22.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93534 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037013 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10763 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93534 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037013 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10763 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
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