Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2026 · Assigned by juniper

CVE-2026-102063Junos OS: MX Series: An unauthenticated network attacker causes an rpd crash when HFRR link protection is used

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw 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 22% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A Reachable Assertion vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos on MX Series routers allows an unauthenticated network attacker to cause a denial of service via an eBGP route update when HFRR link protection is configured in a VRF.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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

Weakness: CWE-617 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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