Auth bypass in Juniper Acx5000
CVE-2017-2341
An insufficient authentication vulnerability on platforms where Junos OS instances are run in a virtualized environment, may allow unprivileged users on the Junos OS instance to gain access to the host operating environment, and thus escal…
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.002 (40.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Juniper Acx5000
- Juniper Ex4600
- Juniper Junos — versions 14.1x53, 14.1x53-d10, 14.1x53-d15
- Juniper Nfx250
- Juniper Qfx10002
- Juniper Qfx10008
- Juniper Qfx10016
- Juniper Qfx5110
- Juniper Qfx5200
- Juniper Srx1500
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sirt@juniper.net (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- sirt@juniper.net (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2341?
- CVE-2017-2341 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Acx5000, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2341?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.