Vulnerability · Published Jul 11, 2024 · Assigned by juniper
CVE-2024-39546Junos OS Evolved: Local low-privilege user can gain root permissions leading to privilege escalation
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity missing authorization in Junos OS Evolved from Juniper Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Socket Intercept (SI) command file interface of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an authenticated, low-privilege local attacker to modify certain files, allowing the attacker to cause any command to execute with root privileges leading to privilege escalation ultimately compromising the system. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved: * All versions prior to 21.2R3-S8-EVO, * 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S6-EVO, * 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S5-EVO, * 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S3-EVO, * 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3-S3-EVO, * 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R3-EVO, * 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R2-EVO.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS Evolved | 0 – before 21.2R3-S8-EVO21.4 – before 21.4R3-S6-EVO22.1 – before 22.1R3-S5-EVO22.2 – before 22.2R3-S3-EVO22.3 – before 22.3R3-S3-EVO22.4 – before 22.4R3-EVO23.2 – before 23.2R2-EVO |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA83008 vendor-advisory