CVE-2024-39546

HIGH

Juniper Junos OS Evolved Privilege Escalation via Socket Intercept Command File Interface

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Socket Intercept (SI) command file interface of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an authenticated, low-privilege local attacker to modify certain files, allowing the attacker to cause any command to execute with root privileges leading to privilege escalation ultimately compromising the system.  This issue affects Junos OS Evolved:  * All versions prior to 21.2R3-S8-EVO,  * 21.4 versions prior to  21.4R3-S6-EVO,  * 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S5-EVO,  * 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S3-EVO,  * 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3-S3-EVO,  * 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R3-EVO,  * 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R2-EVO.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA83008

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 23.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (9)
juniper/junos_os_evolved 18.3 r1
juniper/junos_os_evolved 19.1 r1 (2 CPE variants)
juniper/junos_os_evolved 19.2 r1 (2 CPE variants)
juniper/junos_os_evolved 19.3 r1 (2 CPE variants)
juniper/junos_os_evolved 19.4 r1 (5 CPE variants)
juniper/junos_os_evolved 20.1 (10 CPE variants)
juniper/junos_os_evolved 20.2 (6 CPE variants)
juniper/junos_os_evolved 20.3 (6 CPE variants)
juniper/junos_os_evolved 20.4 (16 CPE variants)
Published Jul 11, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026