An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the packet forwarding engine (pfe) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on specific EX and QFX Series devices allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a complete Denial of Service (DoS). On EX4k, and QFX5k platforms configured as service-provider edge devices, if L2PT is enabled on the UNI and VSTP is enabled on NNI in VXLAN scenarios, receiving VSTP BPDUs on UNI leads to packet buffer allocation failures, resulting in the device to not pass traffic anymore until it is manually recovered with a restart.This issue affects Junos OS: * 24.4 releases before 24.4R2, * 25.2 releases before 25.2R1-S1, 25.2R2. This issue does not affect Junos OS releases before 24.4R1.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 19 products from juniper, from juniper, from juniper and 16 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2026, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2026-04-09T22:16:27.193
2026-06-17T10:38:05.487
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 24.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 24.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 24.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 24.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 25.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 25.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 25.2 | Yes |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4000 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4100 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4100-f | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4100-h | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4400 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4600 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4650 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5110 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5120 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5130 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5200 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5210 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5220 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5230-64cd | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5240 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5241 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5700 | - | No |
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