Vulnerability · Published Jul 11, 2025 · Assigned by juniper
CVE-2025-52954Junos OS Evolved: A low-privileged user can execute arbitrary Junos commands and modify the configuration, thereby compromising the system
High 7.8
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 7% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the internal virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged user to gain root privileges, leading to a system compromise. Any low-privileged user with the capability to send packets over the internal VRF can execute arbitrary Junos commands and modify the configuration, and thus compromise the system. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved: * All versions before 22.2R3-S7-EVO, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S7-EVO, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S4-EVO, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S5-EVO, * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-S1-EVO * from 24.4 before 24.4R1-S2-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS Evolved | 0 – before 22.2R3-S7-EVO22.4 – before 22.4R3-S7-EVO23.2 – before 23.2R2-S4-EVO23.4 – before 23.4R2-S5-EVO24.2 – before 24.2R2-S1-EVO24.4 – before 24.4R1-S2-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA100060 vendor-advisory