CVE-2026-101967Junos OS Evolved: PTX Series: An attacker controlled DHCP response causes root-level compromise when zero-touch provisioning is used
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.92%, higher than 90% of scored CVEs.
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An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the bootzd zero-touch provisioning daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated attacker on the management LAN to execute commands as root via crafted DHCP response.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 3.92% (percentile 90)
- Assigned by
- juniper
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved (from the name) | from 24.4 before 24.4R2-S5-EVO; from 25.2 before 25.2R2-S2-EVO; from 25.4 before 25.4R1-S3-EVO; from 26.2 before 26.2R1-S2-EVO; 23.4X100; from 25.2X100 before 25.2X100-D35-EVO; from 25.4X300 before 25.4X300-D40-EVO | CNA record |
References
- https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112250vendor-advisory
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