CVE-2016-4924 json
vMX: Information leak vulnerability
published 2017-10-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-5899
- cvss
- 8.4
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An incorrect permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on vMX may allow local unprivileged users on a host system read access to vMX or vPFE images and obtain sensitive information contained in them such as private cryptographic keys. This issue was found during internal product security testing. Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 15.1 prior to 15.1F5; 14.1 prior to 14.1R8
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 1.7 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Juniper Networks Junos OS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-275 Permission Issues
References
-
kb.juniper.net
/JSA10766
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/93531
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-4924
- NVD CVE-2016-4924
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