CVE-2024-39546
Junos OS Evolved: Local low-privilege user can gain root permissions leading to privilege escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.0 High
- Published
- Jul 11, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 27, 2025
- Reserved
- Jun 25, 2024
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.0 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | juniper |
| 3.1 | 7.3 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | juniper |
| 3.1 | 7.3 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Junos OS EvolvedJuniper Networks |
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References
- https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA83008vendor-advisory
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