CVE-2026-102053
Received
Received - Intake
Improper Memory Release in Juniper Junos OS QFX5K EVPN
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-102053, 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 Improper Release of Memory Before Removing Last Reference vulnerability in the l2ald process of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved on QFX5K-family platforms allows a configured EVPN peer to cause a denial of service through memory exhaustion via EVPN-VXLAN active-active multihoming route processing.
CVSS Scores
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| Juniper | Networks | Junos OS 0 |
| 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 0 |
| 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-401 | The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse. |
