CVE-2026-101954 PUBLISHED

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Unauthenticated network access causes full device takeover when J-Web is enabled

Assigner: juniper
Reserved: 28.09.2026 Published: 14.10.2026 Updated: 14.10.2026

An Improper Authentication vulnerability in the J-Web management interface and its NETCONF session handling of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated network attacker to obtain root-level device configuration access and take over the device via a reachable J-Web HTTP or HTTPS service when web management is enabled.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L
CVSS Score: 9.3

Product Status

Vendor Juniper Networks
Product Junos OS
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 25.2 to 25.2R2-S2 (excl.)
  • affected from 25.4 to 25.4R1-S3 (excl.)
  • affected from 26.2 to 26.2R1-S2 (excl.)
Vendor Juniper Networks
Product Junos OS Evolved
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 25.2 to 25.2R2-S2-EVO (excl.)
  • affected from 25.4 to 25.4R1-S3-EVO (excl.)
  • affected from 26.2 to 26.2R1-S2-EVO (excl.)
  • Version 23.4X100 is affected
  • affected from 25.2X100 to 25.2X100-D35-EVO (excl.)
  • affected from 25.4X300 to 25.4X300-D40-EVO (excl.)

Affected Configurations

[ system services web-management ... ]

Exploits

Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.

Workarounds

There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Solutions

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue:

Junos OS: 23.2R2-S7.7, 23.4R2-S8.13, 24.2R2-S5.5, 24.4R2-S5, 25.2R2-S2, 25.4R1-S3, 25.4R2, 26.2R1-S2, 26.2R2, 26.4R1, and all subsequent releases.

Junos OS Evolved: 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO, 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO, 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO, 24.4R2-S5-EVO, 25.2R2-S2-EVO, 25.2X100-D35-EVO, 25.4R1-S3-EVO, 25.4R2-EVO, 25.4X300-D40-EVO, 26.2R1-S2-EVO, 26.2R2-EVO, 26.4R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.

Note: For Junos OS releases 23.2, 23.4, and 24.2, and Junos OS Evolved releases 23.2-EVO, 23.4-EVO, and 24.2-EVO, specific respins have been referenced. Previously published versions of these releases have been rebuilt to resolve the security vulnerabilities identified in this advisory.

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication CWE