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CVE-2026-101967: Junos OS Evolved: PTX Series: An attacker controlled DHCP response causes root-level compromise when zero-touch provisioning is used

Is it exploited?

Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
3.9%

EPSS score, percentile 90.3 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.

How severe?
9.3 Critical

CVSS v4.0 base score, given by the CNA

What should I do?

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS Evolved: 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO, 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO, 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO, 24.4R2-S5-EVO … Full textSolution from the CVE record.

CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.

Advisories and patches (1)

Which versions are affected?

Affected

  • from 24.4 to before 24.4R2-S5-EVO
  • from 25.2 to before 25.2R2-S2-EVO
  • from 25.4 to before 25.4R1-S3-EVO
  • from 26.2 to before 26.2R1-S2-EVO
  • 23.4X100
  • from 25.2X100 to before 25.2X100-D35-EVO

and 1 more in the table below

Versions by product

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-29_0000Z, as of . About the data.

What to do

Solution (from the CVE record)

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS Evolved: 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO, 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO, 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO, 24.4R2-S5-EVO, 25.2R2-S2-EVO, 25.2X100-D35-EVO, 25.4R1-S3-EVO, 25.4R2-EVO, 25.4X300-D40-EVO, 26.2R1-S2-EVO, 26.2R2-EVO, 26.4R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases. Note: For Junos OS Evolved releases 23.2-EVO, 23.4-EVO, and 24.2-EVO, specific respins have been referenced. Previously published versions of these releases have been rebuilt to resolve the security vulnerabilities identified in this advisory.

Workaround (from the CVE record)

There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Advisories and patches

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
StatusVersions
Affectedfrom 24.4 to before 24.4R2-S5-EVO
Affectedfrom 25.2 to before 25.2R2-S2-EVO
Affectedfrom 25.4 to before 25.4R1-S3-EVO
Affectedfrom 26.2 to before 26.2R1-S2-EVO
Affected23.4X100
Affectedfrom 25.2X100 to before 25.2X100-D35-EVO
Affectedfrom 25.4X300 to before 25.4X300-D40-EVO

Versions not listed are: unaffected.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-29_0000Z, as of . About the data.

About this vulnerability

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the bootzd zero-touch provisioning daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated attacker on the management LAN to execute commands as root via crafted DHCP response.

Summary: CVE record, as of .

  • CISA has not added CVE-2026-101967 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
  • The CVE record was published on 14 Oct 2026.
  • The CVE record carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.3 (Critical), given by its CNA.
  • FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.9% (percentile 90.3), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
  • CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total.

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-29_0000Z, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of . About the data.

Description

Junos OS Evolved: PTX Series: An attacker controlled DHCP response causes root-level compromise when zero-touch provisioning is used

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the bootzd zero-touch provisioning daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated attacker on the management LAN to execute commands as root via crafted DHCP response.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-29_0000Z, as of . About the data.

Weakness

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

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.

Timeline

DateEvent
CVE record published
CVE record last updated

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