Use After Free in Juniper Junos

CVE-2026-21921

A Use After Free vulnerability in the chassis daemon (chassisd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a network-based attacker authenticated with low privileges to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). When telemetry collect…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.003 (25.3th 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-21921?
CVE-2026-21921 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-21921?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.