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Session Smart Router EUVDEUVD-2026-112227

| CVE-2026-103390 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-10-28 juniper GHSA-3f2f-h3c9-56gv
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Reach exposed SSR/Conductor HTTP service
  2. Exploit
    Send specially crafted HTTP request
  3. Execution
    Trigger out-of-bounds read in HttpParser
  4. Impact
    Crash or degrade service availability

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, read limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection

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

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires network access to the HTTP interface served by the HttpParser component on Juniper Session Smart Router or Session Smart Conductor; per the CVSS vector no authentication (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N) are needed, so any attacker able to reach that HTTP listener can send the crafted request. The trigger mechanism beyond 'a specially crafted HTTP request' is not described in the available sources. Limiting factors: impact is confined to denial of service (A:L only - no code execution, no data exposure per C:N/I:N), and exploitation depends on the HTTP service being network-reachable from the attacker, so deployments that restrict management/HTTP interface exposure materially reduce the realistic attack surface.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity availability issue, not a high-priority emergency. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L, score 5.3) indicates a remotely reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw, but the only impact is partial availability loss (A:L) - no confidentiality or integrity impact, consistent with an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) that crashes or degrades the HttpParser rather than leaking data or executing code. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', signaling routine patching urgency rather than act_now/emergency. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit reference were provided, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation status, EPSS, and KEV signals are all absent/negative, which aligns with the modest CVSS and the 'this_month' decision - the signals are consistent, pointing to a real but non-urgent DoS risk. Note one tension between metadata and the vector: the input Tags include 'Information Disclosure' and 'Buffer Overflow', yet the CVSS vector sets C:N and the description cites only an out-of-bounds read causing denial of service, so the information-disclosure characterization is not supported by the available vector or description and should be treated as unconfirmed.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker with network reachability to the SSR or Conductor HTTP service sends a specially crafted HTTP request that triggers an out-of-bounds read in the HttpParser component, crashing or degrading the service and denying availability to legitimate users. No authentication or user interaction is required per the CVSS vector. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026

Out-of-bounds read in the HttpParser component of Juniper Session Smart Router and Session Smart Conductor allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to send a crafted HTTP request that degrades availability, assessed as a moderate-severity denial-of-service issue (CVSS 5.3, A:L only) rather than a high-priority emergency. The CVSS vector indicates no privileges or user interaction are required, but impact is confined to availability - no code execution or data exposure is assessed. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and the available data does not describe the precise parser trigger.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixed release documented in Juniper advisory JSA112183 (https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112183); the supplied data does not include exact fix version numbers, so the advisory is the authoritative source for the patched release for Session Smart Router and Session Smart Conductor. Because the assessed vector requires network reachability to the HTTP interface handled by HttpParser, restricting that listener to trusted management networks materially reduces exposure, with the trade-off that it limits where administrative and HTTP access can originate. The provided sources do not describe additional product-specific workarounds.

Affected VersionsENISA

Session Smart Conductor 7.1.0 <7.1.7
Session Smart Router 7.1.0 <7.1.7
Session Smart Conductor 0 <7.0.5
Session Smart Conductor 7.2.0 <7.2.3
Session Smart Router 7.2.0 <7.2.3
Session Smart Router 0 <7.0.5

Affected Packages

euvd session_smart_conductor fix: 7.0.5, 7.1.7, 7.2.3
euvd session_smart_router fix: 7.0.5, 7.1.7, 7.2.3

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a CWE-125 out-of-bounds read in an HTTP protocol parser. HTTP parsers walk request lines, headers, and delimiters using pointer arithmetic and length checks; an out-of-bounds read occurs when a boundary or length is miscalculated and the parser reads past the end of the buffer. In this case the CPE data identifies Juniper Networks Session Smart Router and Session Smart Conductor as affected, with wildcard version fields meaning the provided sources do not enumerate specific version ranges. The supplied tags include buffer overflow, denial of service and information disclosure, but the assessed CVSS vector (C:N/I:N/A:L) reflects only availability impact; the trigger beyond 'a specially crafted HTTP request' is not described in the available sources. Because exploitation requires network reachability to the HTTP interface served by HttpParser, exposure of that listener is the key determinant of risk.

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Severity by source

Vendor (juniper) PRIMARY MEDIUM
NVD 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Remotely reachable HTTP parser needs no auth or interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); an out-of-bounds read yields only a partial availability (DoS) impact with no confidentiality or integrity effect.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (juniper).

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Oct 28, 2026 - 17:19 EUVD

DescriptionNVD

An Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability in the HttpParser component in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router and Session Smart Conductor allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a specially crafted HTTP request.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Prevalence
Medium
enterprise SD-WAN appliance from major vendor, specific product line
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS N/A
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
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.

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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