Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Receipt of a specific malformed BGP path attribute leads to an RPD crash
An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Routing Protocol Daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS). When a BGP UPDATE with malformed path attribute is received over an established BGP session, rpd crashes and restarts. Continuous receipt of a BGP UPDATE with a specifically malformed path attribute will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition for impacted devices. While this issue affects systems running 32-bit and 64-bit systems, the probability of impact on 64-bit system is extremely low. According to KB25803 https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/Junos-How-to-check-if-Junos-OS-is-64-or-32-bit-on-a-router , customers can confirm 32-bit or 64-bit system via the ' show version detail ' command: lab@router> show version detail| match 32 JUNOS 32-bit kernel Software Suite lab@router> show version detail| match 64 JUNOS 64-bit kernel Software Suite This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: * All versions before 21.4R3-S8, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S4, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S3, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S1, * from 23.4 before 23.4R1-S2, 23.4R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: * All versions before 21.4R3-S8-EVO, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S4-EVO, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S3-EVO, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S1-EVO, * from 23.4 before 23.4R1-S2-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO.
- Published
- Oct 11, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.6% · 46th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-755
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Report tools
Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 32 / 40 · 8.2 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.6%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · juniper
- 5.9
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| juniper | junos | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos |
| juniper | junos os evolved | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- juniper junosbefore 21.4
- juniper junos21.4
- juniper junos22.2
- juniper junos22.4
- juniper junos23.2
- juniper junos23.4
- juniper junos os evolvedbefore 21.4
- juniper junos os evolved21.4
- juniper junos os evolved22.2
- juniper junos os evolved22.4
- juniper junos os evolved23.2
- juniper junos os evolved23.4
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (juniper). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Juniper Networks Junos OS
- before 21.4R3-S8affected · semver
- 22.2 and later · before 22.2R3-S4affected · semver
- 22.4 and later · before 22.4R3-S3affected · semver
- 23.2 and later · before 23.2R2-S1affected · semver
- 23.4 and later · before 23.4R1-S2, 23.4R2affected · semver
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
- before 21.4R3-S8-EVOaffected · semver
- 22.2 and later · before 22.2R3-S4-EVOaffected · semver
- 22.4 and later · before 22.4R3-S3-EVOaffected · semver
- 23.2 and later · before 23.2R2-S1-EVOaffected · semver
- 23.4 and later · before 23.4R1-S2-EVO, 23.4R2-EVOaffected · semver
Same product
juniper: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-36845Junos OS: EX and SRX Series: A PHP vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated to control an important environment variableKEV98Now
- CVE-2023-36846Junos OS: SRX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary filesKEV79This week
- CVE-2023-36844Junos OS: EX Series: A PHP vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to control important environment variablesKEV78This week
- CVE-2023-36847Junos OS: EX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary filesKEV76This week
- CVE-2020-1631Out of Cycle Security Advisory: Junos OS: Security vulnerability in J-Web and web based (HTTP/HTTPS) servicesKEV70This week
- CVE-2025-21590Junos OS: An local attacker with shell access can execute arbitrary codeKEV57Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | 21.4R3-S8 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | 22.2R3-S4 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | 22.4R3-S3 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | 23.2R2-S1 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | 23.4R1-S2, 23.4R2 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved | 21.4R3-S8-EVO | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved | 22.2R3-S4-EVO | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved | 22.4R3-S3-EVO | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved | 23.2R2-S1-EVO | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved | 23.4R1-S2-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-395252 days apartJunos OS and Junos OS Evolved: When BGP traceoptions is enabled, receipt of specially crafted BGP packet causes RPD crash34Monitor
- CVE-2024-3955292 days apartJunos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Malformed BGP UPDATE causes RPD crash34Monitor
- CVE-2024-3955593 days apartJunos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Receipt of a specific malformed BGP update causes the session to reset34Monitor
- CVE-2024-30382182 days apartJunos OS and Junos OS Evolved: RPD crash when CoS-based forwarding (CBF) policy is configured34Monitor
- CVE-2026-21906461 days apartJunos OS: SRX Series: With GRE performance acceleration enabled, receipt of a specific ICMP packet causes the PFE to crash34Monitor
- CVE-2025-52948273 days apartJunos OS: Specific unknown traffic pattern causes FPC and system to crash when packet capturing is enabled32Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-755 · Improper Handling of Exceptional ConditionsCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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References
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