Buffer overflow in Juniper Junos

CVE-2026-21903

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (pfe) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a network-based attacker, authenticated with low privileges to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). Subscribing to telemetry sensors at scale causes all FPC connections to drop, resulting in an FPC crash and restart. The issue was not seen when YANG packages for the specific sensors were installed. This issue affects Junos OS:  * all versions before 22.4R3-S7, * 23.2 version before 23.2R2-S4, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (28.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-21903?
CVE-2026-21903 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-21903?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.