Auth bypass in Juniper Space Security Director
CVE-2025-59968
A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Juniper Networks Junos Space Security Director allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to read or modify metadata via the web interface. Tampering with this metadata can result in managed SRX Series devices permitting network traffic that should otherwise be blocked by policy, effectively bypassing intended security controls. This issue affects Junos Space Security Director * all versions prior to 24.1R3 Patch V4 This issue does not affect managed cSRX Series devices.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- supportportal.juniper.net/JSA103157 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/nm-apps24.1/junos-space-security-d… (Technical Description, technical-description)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-59968?
- CVE-2025-59968 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Space Security Director, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2025-10-09.
- How severe is CVE-2025-59968?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.