Vulnerability in Juniper Junos_os_evolved

CVE-2026-21902

An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the On-Box Anomaly detection framework of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to execute code as root. …

EPSS: 0.177 (96.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-21902?
CVE-2026-21902 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos_os_evolved, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-02-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-21902?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-21902 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.