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CVE-2019-0074· NVD / CVE Program· CNA juniper

Junos OS: NFX150 Series, QFX10K Series, EX9200 Series, MX Series, PTX Series: Path traversal vulnerability in NFX150 and NG-RE leads to information disclosure.

A path traversal vulnerability in NFX150 Series and QFX10K Series, EX9200 Series, MX Series and PTX Series devices with Next-Generation Routing Engine (NG-RE) allows a local authenticated user to read sensitive system files. This issue only affects NFX150 Series and QFX10K Series, EX9200 Series, MX Series and PTX Series with Next-Generation Routing Engine (NG-RE) which uses vmhost. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on NFX150 Series and QFX10K, EX9200 Series, MX Series and PTX Series with NG-RE and vmhost: 15.1F versions prior to 15.1F6-S12 16.1 versions starting from 16.1R6 and later releases, including the Service Releases, prior to 16.1R6-S6, 16.1R7-S3; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R3; 17.2 versions starting from 17.2R1-S3, 17.2R3 and later releases, including the Service Releases, prior to 17.2R3-S1; 17.3 versions starting from 17.3R1-S1, 17.3R2 and later releases, including the Service Releases, prior to 17.3R3-S3; 17.4 versions starting from 17.4R1 and later releases, including the Service Releases, prior to 17.4R1-S6, 17.4R2-S2, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S4, 18.1R3-S3; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D40; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S2, 18.3R2; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S1, 18.4R2. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS 15.1 and 16.2.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

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Published
Oct 9, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 27th percentile
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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.5
CNA · juniper
5.5
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
juniperjunos
juniperex9200
junipernfx150
juniperqfx10002
juniperqfx10008
juniperqfx10016

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • juniper junos15.1
  • juniper junos16.1
  • juniper junos17.1
  • juniper junos17.2
  • juniper junos17.3
  • juniper junos17.4
  • juniper junos18.1
  • juniper junos18.2
  • juniper junos18.2x75
  • juniper junos18.3
  • juniper junos18.4

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

    • 15.1, 16.2 16.2not affected
    • 15.1F and later · before 15.1F6-S12affected
    • 16.1R6 and later · before 16.1*affectedfixed in 16.1R6-S6, 16.1R7-S3
    • 17.1 and later · before 17.1R3affected
    • 17.2R1-S3, 17.2R3 and later · before 17.2*affectedfixed in 17.2R3-S1
    • 17.3R1-S1, 17.3R2 and later · before 17.3*affectedfixed in 17.3R3-S3
    • 17.4R1 and later · before 17.4*affectedfixed in 17.4R1-S6, 17.4R2-S2, 17.4R3
    • 18.1 and later · before 18.1R2-S4, 18.1R3-S3affected
    • 18.2 and later · before 18.2R2affected
    • 18.2X75 and later · before 18.2X75-D40affected

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    57Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Juniper Networks Junos OS16.1R6-S6, 16.1R7-S3Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS17.2R3-S1Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS17.3R3-S3Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS17.4R1-S6, 17.4R2-S2, 17.4R3Vendor (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

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

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.

EPSS, last 120 days

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

All researchers

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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.

No nightly-computed relations.

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

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-22 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

ts
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {  return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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