CVE-2026-102059
Received
Received - Intake
OS Command Injection in Juniper Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-102059, 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 Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in the phone-home daemon (phcd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved on EX Series, SRX Series, and QFX Series allows an adjacent unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via a rogue DHCP server.
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-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. |
