Vulnerability in Juniper Junos
CVE-2025-59961
An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the Juniper DHCP daemon (jdhcpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged user to write to the Unix socket used to manage the…
EPSS: 0.001 (2.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Juniper Junos — versions 21.2, 21.4, 22.2
- Juniper Junos_os_evolved — versions 22.4, 23.2, 23.4
- Juniper Networks Junos Os — versions 0, 21.4, 22.2
- Juniper Networks Junos Os Evolved — versions 0, 23.2, 23.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sirt@juniper.net (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- sirt@juniper.net (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-59961?
- CVE-2025-59961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-01-15.
- How severe is CVE-2025-59961?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.