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Junos Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Junos OS is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
An insufficient authentication vulnerability on platforms where Junos OS instances are run in a virtualized environment, may allow unprivileged users on the Junos OS instance to gain access to the host operating environment, and thus escalate privileges.
Affected Software
Affected Software
This issue affects Junos OS 14.1X53, 15.1, 15.1X49, 16.1. Affected platforms: QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10002, QFX10008, QFX10016, EX4600 and NFX250, EX4600, vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, ACX5000 series.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable OS build is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
New builds of Junos OS software are available from Juniper.