Vulnerability · Published Apr 9, 2026 · Assigned by juniper
CVE-2025-13914Apstra: SSH host key validation vulnerability for managed devices
High 8.7
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Apstra 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 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A Key Exchange without Entity Authentication vulnerability in the SSH implementation of Juniper Networks Apstra allows a unauthenticated, MITM attacker to impersonate managed devices. Due to insufficient SSH host key validation an attacker can perform a machine-in-the-middle attack on the SSH connections from Apstra to managed devices, enabling an attacker to impersonate a managed device and capture user credentials. This issue affects all versions of Apstra before 6.1.1.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Juniper Networks | Apstra | 0 – before 6.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-322 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA107862 vendor-advisory