CVE-2026-101990 PUBLISHED

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: A BGP peer causes an rpd crash when flow-spec routes are re-advertised

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

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a remote configured BGP peer to cause an rpd crash, or on Junos OS remote code-execution, via sending a flow-spec update which is selected for re-advertisement.

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 0 to 23.2R2-S7.7 (excl.)
  • affected from 23.4 to 23.4R2-S8.13 (excl.)
  • affected from 24.2 to 24.2R2-S5.5 (excl.)
  • affected from 24.4 to 24.4R2-S5 (excl.)
  • 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 0 to 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO (excl.)
  • affected from 23.4 to 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO (excl.)
  • affected from 24.2 to 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO (excl.)
  • affected from 24.4 to 24.4R2-S5-EVO (excl.)
  • 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

[ protocols bgp group family inet/inet6 flow ]

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-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow CWE