An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in a shell session of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an authenticated unprivileged attacker to gain full control of the system. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions prior to 12.1X46-D45 on SRX Series; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D20 on SRX Series; 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R11 on EX Series; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D30 on EX2200/VC, EX3200, EX3300/VC, EX4200, EX4300, EX4550/VC, EX4600, EX6200, EX8200/VC (XRE), QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100;; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D20 on SRX Series.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 42 products from juniper, from juniper, from juniper and 39 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.
2018-07-11T18:29:00.167
2024-11-21T03:37:22.997
Modified
CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.1x46 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.1x46 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.1x46 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.1x46 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.1x46 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.1x46 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.1x46 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.1x46 | Yes |
| Hardware | juniper | srx100 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx110 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx1400 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx1500 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx210 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx220 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx240 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx300 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx320 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx340 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx3400 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx345 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx3600 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx4100 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx4200 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx5400 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx550 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx5600 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx5800 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx650 | - | No |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.3x48 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.3x48 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.3x48 | Yes |
| Hardware | juniper | srx100 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx110 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx1400 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx1500 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx210 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx220 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx240 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx300 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx320 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx340 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx3400 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx345 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx3600 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx4100 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx4200 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx5400 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx550 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx5600 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx5800 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx650 | - | No |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 12.3 | Yes |
| Hardware | juniper | ex_rps | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex2200 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex2200-c | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex2300 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex2300-c | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex3300 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex3400 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4200 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4550 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4600 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex9200 | - | No |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Hardware | juniper | ex2200\/vc | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex3200 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex3300\/vc | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4200 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4550\/vc | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4600 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex6200 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex8200\/vc_\(xre\) | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx3500 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx3600 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5100 | - | No |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 15.1x49 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 15.1x49 | Yes |
| Hardware | juniper | srx100 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx110 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx1400 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx1500 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx210 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx220 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx240 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx300 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx320 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx340 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx3400 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx345 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx3600 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx4100 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx4200 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx5400 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx550 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx5600 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx5800 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | srx650 | - | No |
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