Junos OS: Firewall filter terms named "internal-1" and "internal-2" being ignored

published 2019-04-10 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-0843

cvss: 7.2; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits: 0; none known

When configuring a stateless firewall filter in Junos OS, terms named using the format "internal-n" (e.g. "internal-1", "internal-2", etc.) are silently ignored. No warning is issued during configuration, and the config is committed without error, but the filter criteria will match all packets leading to unexpected results. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: All versions prior to and including 12.3; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D130, 14.1X53-D49; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1F6-S12, 15.1R7-S4; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D161, 15.1X49-D170; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D236, 15.1X53-D496, 15.1X53-D69; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R7-S4, 16.1R7-S5; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S9; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R3; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S8, 17.2R3-S1; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S4; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S7, 17.4R2-S3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S4, 18.1R3-S4; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R1-S5, 18.2R2-S1; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D40; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S1, 18.4R1-S2.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Juniper Networks Junos OS 14.1X53-D130, 14.1X53-D49, 15.1F6-S12, 15.1R7-S4, 15.1X49-D161, 15.1X49-D170, 15.1X53-D236, 15.1X53-D496, 15.1X53-D69, 16.1R7-S4, 16.1R7-S5, 16.2R2-S9, 17.1R3, 17.2R1-S8, 17.2R3-S1, 17.3R3-S4, 17.4R1-S7, 17.4R2-S3, 18.1R2-S4, 18.1R3-S4, 18.2R1-S5, 18.2R2-S1, 18.2X75-D40, 18.3R1-S3, 18.4R1-S1, 18.4R1-S2

Exploit prediction

0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	7.2	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Juniper Networks Junos OS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control
CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

References

kb.juniper.net /JSA10925
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-0036
NVD CVE-2019-0036

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Summary