CVE-2025-30648: Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Receipt of a specifically malformed DHCP packet causes jdhcpd process to crash
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.23% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone on the same network segment can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Juniper Networks Junos OS 21.2R3-S9, 21.4R3-S10, 22.2R3-S6; Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 22.4R3-S6-EVO, 23.2R2-S3-EVO, 23.4R2-S4-EVO.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Juniper Networks Junos OS 21.2R3-S9, 21.4R3-S10, 22.2R3-S6; Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 22.4R3-S6-EVO, 23.2R2-S3-EVO, 23.4R2-S4-EVO or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the Juniper DHCP Daemon (jdhcpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause the jdhcpd process to crash resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). When a specifically malformed DHCP packet is received from a DHCP client, the jdhcpd process crashes, which will lead to the unavailability of the DHCP service and thereby resulting in a sustained DoS. The DHCP process will restart automatically to recover the service. This issue will occur when dhcp-security is enabled. This issue affects Junos OS: * All versions before 21.2R3-S9, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S10, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S6, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S6, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S3, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S4, * from 24.2 before 24.2R2; Junos OS Evolved: * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S6-EVO, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S3-EVO, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S4-EVO, * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-EVO. .
- Published
- Apr 9, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 14th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · juniper
- 7.4
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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.
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| 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 21.2
- juniper junos21.2
- juniper junos21.4
- juniper junos22.2
- juniper junos22.4
- juniper junos23.2
- juniper junos23.4
- juniper junos24.2
- juniper junos os evolved22.4
- juniper junos os evolved23.2
- juniper junos os evolved23.4
- juniper junos os evolved24.2
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 21.2R3-S9affected · semver
- 21.4 and later · before 21.4R3-S10affected · semver
- 22.2 and later · before 22.2R3-S6affected · semver
- 22.4 and later · before 22.4R3-S6affected · semver
- 23.2 and later · before 23.2R2-S3affected · semver
- 23.4 and later · before 23.4R2-S4affected · semver
- 24.2 and later · before 24.2R2affected · semver
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
- 22.4 and later · before 22.4R3-S6-EVOaffected · semver
- 23.2 and later · before 23.2R2-S3-EVOaffected · semver
- 23.4 and later · before 23.4R2-S4-EVOaffected · semver
- 24.2 and later · before 24.2R2-EVOaffected · semver
Same product
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- CVE-2023-36844Junos OS: EX Series: A PHP vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to control important environment variablesKEV78This week
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-30646Apr 9, 2025 · Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Receipt of a malformed LLDP TLV results in l2cpd crash28Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-30647Apr 9, 2025 · Junos OS: MX Series: Subscriber login/logout activity will lead to a memory leak28Monitor
- Later →CVE-2025-30649Apr 9, 2025 · Junos OS: MX240, MX480, MX960 with SPC3: An attacker sending specific packets will cause a CPU utilization DoS.34Monitor
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 | 21.2R3-S9 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | 21.4R3-S10 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | 22.2R3-S6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | 22.4R3-S6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | 23.2R2-S3 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | 23.4R2-S4 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | 24.2R2 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved | 22.4R3-S6-EVO | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved | 23.2R2-S3-EVO | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved | 23.4R2-S4-EVO | Vendor (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved | 24.2R2-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
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.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
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-2025-306490 days apartJunos OS: MX240, MX480, MX960 with SPC3: An attacker sending specific packets will cause a CPU utilization DoS.34Monitor
- CVE-2026-33797365 days apartJunos OS and Junos OS Evolved: An attacker sending a specific genuine BGP packet causes a BGP reset28Monitor
- CVE-2024-39511273 days apartJunos OS: The 802.1X Authentication Daemon crashes on running a specific command27Monitor
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 on the same network segment can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/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:A/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.