Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: RPD crash upon receipt of BGP route with invalid next-hop

published 2023-01-12 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-26556

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits: 0; none known

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in BGP route processing of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an attacker to cause Routing Protocol Daemon (RPD) crash by sending a BGP route with invalid next-hop resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue only affects systems without import policy configured. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S4; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S3; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S2; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2-S2, 21.4R3; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R1-S2, 22.1R2; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R1-S1, 22.2R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R2-S2-EVO, 21.4R3-EVO; 22.1-EVO versions prior to 22.1R1-S2-EVO, 22.1R2-EVO; 22.2-EVO versions prior to 22.2R1-S1-EVO, 22.2R2-EVO. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 21.1R1. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 21.3R1-EVO.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

Juniper Networks Junos OS 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3-S3, 21.3R3-S2, 21.4R2-S2, 21.4R3, 22.1R1-S2, 22.1R2, 22.2R1-S1, 22.2R2
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 21.4R2-S2-EVO, 21.4R3-EVO, 22.1R1-S2-EVO, 22.1R2-EVO, 22.2R1-S1-EVO, 22.2R2-EVO

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 19 mo ago (2025-04-07)

Exploit prediction

0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

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

Affected products

Juniper Networks Junos OS
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved

Classification

Weakness

CWE-358 Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard
CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

References

kb.juniper.net /JSA70189
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-22393
NVD CVE-2023-22393

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Summary