What is CVE-2026-101960?

CVE-2026-101960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-101960?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved

CVE-2026-101960

An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on QFX5240, QFX5241 and QFX5250 configured for BGP global-load-balancing and more than 128 ecmp next-hops allows an attacker to cause an rpd crash.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2026-10-14 · last modified 2026-10-14.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved — versions 23.4X100

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112250 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-101960?: CVE-2026-101960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-101960?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.