CVE-2026-33791

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Execution of crafted CLI commands allows for arbitrary shell injection as root

State
Published
Severity
8.4 High
Published
Apr 9, 2026
Updated
Apr 22, 2026
Reserved
Mar 23, 2026

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Description

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the CLI processing of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, high-privileged attacker executing specific, crafted CLI commands to inject arbitrary shell commands as root, leading to a complete compromise of the system.

Certain 'set system' commands, when executed with crafted arguments, are not properly sanitized, allowing for arbitrary shell injection. These shell commands are executed as root, potentially allowing for complete control of the vulnerable system. This issue affects:

Junos OS:

* all versions before 22.4R3-S8,  * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S5,  * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S7,  * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-S2,  * from 24.4 before 24.4R2,  * from 25.2 before 25.2R2;

Junos OS Evolved:

* all versions before 22.4R3-S8-EVO,  * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S5-EVO,  * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S7-EVO,  * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-S2-EVO,  * from 24.4 before 24.4R2-EVO,  * from 25.2 before 25.2R1-S1-EVO, 25.2R2-EVO.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.08.4 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:Amberjuniper
3.16.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hjuniper

Weaknesses

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Junos OSJuniper Networks
  • before 22.4R3-S8Affected
  • 23.2 to before 23.2R2-S5Affected
  • 23.4 to before 23.4R2-S7Affected
  • 24.2 to before 24.2R2-S2Affected
  • 24.4 to before 24.4R2Affected
  • 25.2 to before 25.2R2Affected
Junos OS EvolvedJuniper Networks
  • before 22.4R3-S8-EVOAffected
  • 23.2 to before 23.2R2-S5-EVOAffected
  • 23.4 to before 23.4R2-S7-EVOAffected
  • 24.2 to before 24.2R2-S2-EVOAffected
  • 24.4 to before 24.4R2-EVOAffected
  • 25.2 to before 25.2R1-S1-EVO, 25.2R2-EVOAffected

References

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