CVE-2026-101978
Received
Received - Intake
OS Command Injection in Juniper Junos OS Evolved PTX Series
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-101978, 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
An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the bootzd zero-touch provisioning daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series allows an unauthenticated attacker on the management LAN to execute commands as root via a crafted gRPC response.
CVSS Scores
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| 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-78 | The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. |
