CVE-2025-11198 json
Security Director Policy Enforcer: An unrestricted API allows a network-based unauthenticated attacker to deploy malicious vSRX images to VMWare NSX Server
published 2025-10-09 13 mo ago modified 2026-10-08 32 d ago also EUVD-2025-33403
- cvss
- 7.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Juniper Networks Security Director Policy Enforcer allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to replace legitimate vSRX images with malicious ones.
If a trusted user initiates deployment, Security Director Policy Enforcer will deliver the attacker's uploaded image to VMware NSX instead of a legitimate one.
This issue affects Security Director Policy Enforcer:
* All versions before 23.1R1 Hotpatch v3.
This issue does not affect Junos Space Security Director Insights.
Patch / fix
- Juniper Networks Security Director Policy Enforcer 23.1R1 Hotpatch v3
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 13 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Red |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Red |
Affected products
- Juniper Networks Security Director Policy Enforcer
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
References
-
supportportal.juniper.net
/JSA103437
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-11198
- NVD CVE-2025-11198
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