Vulnerability in Juniper Junos
CVE-2025-52983
A UI Discrepancy for Security Feature vulnerability in the UI of Juniper Networks Junos OS on VM Host systems allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to access the device. On VM Host Routing Engines (RE), even if the configured public key for root has been removed, remote users which are in possession of the corresponding private key can still log in as root. This issue affects Junos OS: * all versions before 22.2R3-S7, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S5, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S3, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Juniper Junos — versions 22.2, 22.4, 23.2
- Juniper Networks Junos OS — versions 0, 22.4, 23.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- supportportal.juniper.net/JSA100089 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/junos-install-upgrade/topics… (Technical Description, technical-description)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-52983?
- CVE-2025-52983 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under CWE-446. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2025-07-11.
- How severe is CVE-2025-52983?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.