Junos OS: SRX Series: A network-based attacker causes Remote Code Execution when Security Intelligence is used without a tls-profile authentication

published 2026-10-14 25 d ago modified 2026-10-16 23 d ago also EUVD-2026-101469

cvss: 8.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits: 0; none known

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in ipfd of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to execute code with root privileges via a configured Security Intelligence feed connection.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Juniper Networks Junos OS 23.2R2-S7.7, 23.4R2-S8.13, 24.2R2-S5.5, 24.4R2-S5, 25.2R2-S2, 25.4R1-S3, 26.2R1-S2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 24 d ago (2026-10-16)

Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	4.0	9.2	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L
CNA	4.0	9.2	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

Juniper Networks Junos OS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

supportportal.juniper.net /JSA112186
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-101997
NVD CVE-2026-101997

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Summary