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Junos OS EUVDEUVD-2026-101392

| CVE-2026-102176 HIGH
Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)
2026-10-14 juniper GHSA-4wm2-584w-p5fp
8.7
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: juniper
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Gain adjacent network position
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted packets to SDK service
  3. Exploit
    Trigger buffer overflow in SDK process
  4. Execution
    Corrupt memory / crash service
  5. Impact
    DoS or Routing Engine compromise

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer copy size validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires BOTH the SDK service process to be running AND a JDAF (Juniper Device Application Framework) routing instance to be enabled on the Junos OS device - this is a non-default configuration, so devices without this feature combination are not affected. The attacker must be on an adjacent network segment (CVSS AV:A), not arbitrary remote internet reach, which limits exposure to on-link or same-broadcast-domain positions. No authentication is required (PR:N) and no user interaction is needed (UI:N), and attack complexity is low (AC:L), so for an adjacent attacker against a feature-enabled device exploitation is straightforward. Affected versions include Junos OS before 23.2R2-S7.7, 23.4R2-S8.13, 24.2R2-S5.5, 24.4R2-S5, 25.2R2-S2, 25.4R1-S3, and 26.2R1-S2; upgrading to the fixed releases removes the condition.

Impact

This is a credible but condition-gated priority. The supplied CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) scores 8.7 (High) and indicates an unauthenticated attacker with low complexity and no user interaction, yielding high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact (VC:H/VI:H/VA:H) consistent with full Routing Engine compromise. Crucially the vector is AV:A (Adjacent), NOT AV:N (Network), so exploitation requires the attacker to be on the same logical/physical adjacent segment rather than arbitrary internet-wide reach - this meaningfully narrows real-world exposure versus a true remote-network flaw. Exploitation is further gated on a non-default feature combination (SDK service plus a JDAF routing instance enabled), so only a subset of deployed Junos devices are actually vulnerable. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC were provided in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. Net: a vendor-confirmed, patched, high-severity RE-compromise/DoS issue that warrants prompt patching on affected versions where the feature is enabled, but it is not an internet-facing mass-exploitation scenario given the adjacent vector and the required non-default configuration.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker positioned on a network segment adjacent to a vulnerable Junos OS device (where the SDK service and a JDAF routing instance are enabled) sends specially crafted packets to the SDK service process, overflowing a fixed-size buffer. This either crashes the service to cause a denial of service or corrupts memory to compromise the Routing Engine. No public exploit code was provided in the intelligence; low attack complexity (AC:L) and no required authentication or user interaction make exploitation straightforward for an on-segment attacker.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026

A classic buffer overflow (CWE-120) in the SDK service process of Juniper Networks Junos OS lets an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network segment crash the process or compromise the Routing Engine by sending specially crafted packets, but only when both the SDK service and a JDAF routing instance are enabled - a non-default configuration. The defect carries a CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7 (assessed as v3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N with High confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact), reflecting low-complexity, no-authentication exploitation against feature-enabled devices from an on-link or same-broadcast-domain position. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified at time of analysis; Juniper has released fixed maintenance releases, so the practical risk is concentrated on devices running both required features without a patched image.

RemediationAI

Apply the vendor-released patch by upgrading to a fixed Junos OS build for your branch: 23.2R2-S7.7, 23.4R2-S8.13, 24.2R2-S5.5, 24.4R2-S5, 25.2R2-S2, 25.4R1-S3, or 26.2R1-S2, per Juniper advisory JSA112188 (https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112188); confirm your exact platform's supported release before scheduling the upgrade. If an immediate upgrade is not possible, the most effective compensating control is to remove the exposure precondition: stop the SDK service and/or deconfigure the JDAF routing instance on any device that does not require hosted application functionality - the trade-off is loss of the JDAF-hosted application behavior, so validate against your service design first. Because the attack is adjacent-network only, tightening Layer 2/Layer 3 boundaries is a meaningful secondary mitigation: apply firewall filters or ACLs on access and peering interfaces to drop unexpected traffic destined for device-local services, segment management and service interfaces into dedicated VLANs, and disable unneeded Layer 2 adjacency (for example, prune unnecessary VLANs and enforce port security) - these reduce but do not eliminate the attack surface, since any on-link host in the permitted broadcast domain can still trigger the overflow. Monitor and alert on SDK service restarts or Routing Engine daemon crashes as an indicator of attempted exploitation.

Affected VersionsENISA

Junos OS 25.2 <25.2R2-S2
Junos OS 24.4 <24.4R2-S5
Junos OS 25.4 <25.4R1-S3
Junos OS 0 <23.2R2-S7.7
Junos OS 26.2 <26.2R1-S2
Junos OS 24.2 <24.2R2-S5.5
Junos OS 23.4 <23.4R2-S8.13

Affected Packages

euvd junos_os fix: 23.2R2-S7.7, 23.4R2-S8.13, 24.2R2-S5.5, 24.4R2-S5, 25.2R2-S2, 25.4R1-S3, 26.2R1-S2

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Junos OS is Juniper's FreeBSD-derived network operating system for routers, switches, and security platforms, where the Routing Engine hosts the control-plane daemons that manage routing, interfaces, and services. The vulnerable component is the SDK service process, a supporting daemon that interacts with the Juniper Device Application Framework (JDAF) - the framework that allows applications to run inside a dedicated routing instance on the device. The root cause is CWE-120, a buffer copy performed without validating the size of the input, meaning a length or content inconsistency in an inbound packet is copied into a fixed-size buffer and overruns it. Because the affected code runs at the service/daemon layer with adjacency to the control plane, a successful overwrite can terminate the service (denial of service) or, in the worst case, allow control-flow manipulation leading to Routing Engine compromise. The CPE metadata (cpe:2.3:a:juniper_networks:junos_os) confirms the scope is Junos OS itself rather than a discrete add-on product, and the CVSS 4.0 vector's SC:N/SI:N/SA:L indicates the primary impact is contained to the vulnerable system with only limited downstream availability effects. Exploitation is gated by configuration: the SDK service must be running and a JDAF routing instance must be enabled, and the attacker must be positioned on an adjacent network (AV:A), so internet-reachable exploitation is not the expected path.

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Severity by source

Vendor (juniper) PRIMARY 8.7 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M
vuln.today AI 8.8 HIGH

Adjacent vector (AV:A) and unauthenticated low-complexity trigger match the description; Routing Engine compromise yields high C/I/A, and no cross-component scope change gives S:U.

3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L

Primary rating from Vendor (juniper).

CVSS VectorVendor: juniper

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVE Published
Oct 14, 2026 - 19:05 cve.org
HIGH 8.7
Patch available
Oct 14, 2026 - 18:05 EUVD
CVSS changed
Oct 14, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
8.8 (HIGH) 8.7 (HIGH)

DescriptionCVE.org

A Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in the SDK service process of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated network attacker to cause a denial of service or compromise the Routing Engine by sending specific packets when the SDK service and a JDAF routing instance are enabled.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Juniper Junos OS is a widely deployed enterprise and carrier network OS
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Controlled
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

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