CVE-2022-22239

Junos OS Evolved: The ssh CLI command always runs as root which can lead to privilege escalation

State
Published
Severity
8.2 High
Published
Oct 18, 2022
Updated
May 10, 2025
Reserved
Dec 21, 2021

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Description

An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in Management Daemon (mgd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to escalate their privileges on the device and potentially remote systems. This vulnerability allows a locally authenticated attacker with access to the ssh operational command to escalate their privileges on the system to root, or if there is user interaction on the local device to potentially escalate privileges on a remote system to root. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: All versions prior to 20.4R3-S5-EVO; 21.1-EVO versions prior to 21.1R3-EVO; 21.2-EVO versions prior to 21.2R2-S1-EVO, 21.2R3-EVO; 21.3-EVO versions prior to 21.3R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hjuniper

Weaknesses

  • CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Junos OS EvolvedJuniper Networks
  • before 20.4R3-S5-EVOAffected
  • 21.1-EVO to before 21.1R3-EVOAffected
  • 21.2-EVO to before 21.2R2-S1-EVO, 21.2R3-EVOAffected
  • 21.3-EVO to before 21.3R2-EVOAffected

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