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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.1

CVE-2025-52989 json

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Annotate configuration command can be used to change the configuration

published 2025-07-11 15 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-21143

cvss
5.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An Improper Neutralization of Delimiters vulnerability in the UI of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, authenticated attacker with high privileges to modify the system configuration.

A user with limited configuration and commit permissions, using a specifically crafted annotate configuration command, can change any part of the device configuration.

This issue affects:

Junos OS:

* all versions before 22.2R3-S7, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S7, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S4, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S4, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S1, * 24.4 versions before 24.4R1-S2, 24.4R2;

Junos OS Evolved:

* all versions before 22.4R3-S7-EVO, * 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S4-EVO, * 23.4-EVO versions before 23.4R2-S5-EVO,  * 24.2-EVO versions before 24.2R2-S1-EVO

* 24.4-EVO versions before 24.4R2-EVO.

Patch / fix

  • Juniper Networks Junos OS 22.2R3-S7, 22.4R3-S7, 23.2R2-S4, 23.4R2-S4, 24.2R2-S1, 24.4R1-S2, 24.4R2
  • Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 22.4R3-S7-EVO, 23.2R2-S4-EVO, 23.4R2-S5-EVO, 24.2R2-S1-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
15 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CNA 4.0 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/R:U/RE:M
CNA 4.0 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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:X/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:X

Affected products

  • Juniper Networks Junos OS
  • Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-140 Improper Neutralization of Delimiters

References

Sources

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