Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2026 · Assigned by juniper
CVE-2026-102049Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: An attacker causes l2cpd crash or root code execution when Unified Access Policy is enabled
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity stack buffer overflow in Junos OS 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 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the l2cpd process of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an adjacent unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with root privileges via LLDP traffic received on an interface with Unified Access Policy enabled.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | 0 – before 23.2R2-S7.723.4 – before 23.4R2-S8.1324.2 – before 24.2R2-S5.524.4 – before 24.4R2-S525.2 – before 25.2R2-S225.4 – before 25.4R1-S326.2 – before 26.2R1-S2 |
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS Evolved | 0 – before 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO23.4 – before 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO24.2 – before 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO24.4 – before 24.4R2-S5-EVO25.2 – before 25.2R2-S2-EVO25.4 – before 25.4R1-S3-EVO26.2 – before 26.2R1-S2-EVO23.4X100 |
Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112187 vendor-advisory