Vulnerability in Juniper Junos OS Evolved
CVE-2023-28960
An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows a local, authenticated low-privileged attacker to copy potentially malicious files into an existing Docker container on the local system. A follow-on administrator could then inadvertently start the Docker container leading to the malicious files being executed as root. This issue only affects systems with Docker configured and enabled, which is not enabled by default. Systems without Docker started are not vulnerable to this issue. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S5-EVO; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-EVO; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-EVO; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 19.2R1-EVO.
EPSS: 0.002 (6.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Juniper Junos_os_evolved — versions 20.4, 21.2, 21.3
- Juniper Networks Junos Os Evolved — versions unspecified, 20.4, 21.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sirt@juniper.net (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-28960?
- CVE-2023-28960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos OS Evolved, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-04-17.
- How severe is CVE-2023-28960?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.