CVE-2019-0070

HIGH

Junos < 18.2R1 on NFX Series - Local Privilege Escalation via Improper Input Validation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An Improper Input Validation weakness allows a malicious local attacker to elevate their permissions to take control of other portions of the NFX platform they should not be able to access, and execute commands outside their authorized scope of control. This leads to the attacker being able to take control of the entire system. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 18.2R1 on NFX Series.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10977

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 8.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
juniper/junos 18.2
juniper/junos < 18.1
Published Oct 09, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026