RCE in Juniper Junos OS Evolved

CVE-2024-39523

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved commands allows a local, authenticated attacker with low privileges to escalate their privileges to 'root' leading to a full compromise of the system. The Junos OS Evolved CLI doesn't properly handle command options in some cases, allowing users which execute specific CLI commands with a crafted set of parameters to escalate their privileges to root on shell level. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved:  * All versions before 20.4R3-S7-EVO, * 21.2-EVO versions before 21.2R3-S8-EVO, * 21.4-EVO versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO, * 22.1-EVO versions before 22.1R3-S6-EVO,  * 22.2-EVO versions before 22.2R3-EVO, * 22.3-EVO versions before 22.3R2-EVO, * 22.4-EVO versions before 22.4R2-EVO.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (14.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-39523: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-39523?
CVE-2024-39523 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos OS Evolved, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-39523?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.