CVE-2023-28960

HIGH

Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows a local, authenticated low-privileged attacker to copy potentially malicious files into an existing Docker container on the local system. A follow-on administrator could then inadvertently start the Docker container leading to the malicious files being executed as root. This issue only affects systems with Docker configured and enabled, which is not enabled by default. Systems without Docker started are not vulnerable to this issue. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S5-EVO; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-EVO; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-EVO; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 19.2R1-EVO.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 28.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-732
Status published
Products (4)
juniper/junos_os_evolved 20.4 (13 CPE variants)
juniper/junos_os_evolved 21.2 (7 CPE variants)
juniper/junos_os_evolved 21.3 (6 CPE variants)
juniper/junos_os_evolved 21.4 (4 CPE variants)
Published Apr 17, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026