CVE-2026-101961
Received
Received - Intake
NULL Pointer Dereference in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-101961, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-10-14
Last updated on: 2026-10-14
Assigner: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Description
Description
A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing-policy nexthop-ECMP matcher of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a configured eBGP peer to cause a routing-daemon denial of service via a specific BGP packet received while a nexthop-ecmp qualifier is attached to a BGP import policy.
CVSS Scores
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS 23.4 |
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS 24.2 |
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS 24.4 |
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS 25.2 |
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS 25.4 |
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS 26.2 |
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS Evolved 23.4 |
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS Evolved 24.2 |
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS Evolved 24.4 |
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS Evolved 25.2 |
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS Evolved 25.4 |
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS Evolved 26.2 |
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS Evolved 23.4X100 |
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS Evolved 25.2X100 |
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS Evolved 25.4X300 |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-476 | The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. |
