CVE detail

CVE-2021-0231 — CVE-2021-0231

Published 2021-04-22 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor juniper · Product junos · Source nvd
MEDIUM
severity
CVSS-derived band
6.5
CVSS v3
0–10 scale
0.0123
EPSS probability
exploitation probability, 30d
66.0%
EPSS percentile
percentile vs all CVEs
NOT LISTED
CISA KEV
known exploited catalog

Description

A path traversal vulnerability in the Juniper Networks SRX and vSRX Series may allow an authenticated J-web user to read sensitive system files. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX and vSRX Series: 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S1; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R1-S3, 20.2R2; This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.3R1.

Remediation

vendor remediation guidance

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S1, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3, 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2, 20.2R1-S3, 20.2R2, 20.3R1, and all subsequent releases.

workarounds

There are no viable workarounds for this issue. To reduce the risk of exploitation of this issue, use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to only trusted administrative networks, hosts and users.

ProductVulnerable rangeFixed versionAdvisory
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=19.3<19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S119.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S1advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=19.4<19.4R2-S4, 19.4R319.4R2-S4, 19.4R3advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=20.1<20.1R1-S4, 20.1R220.1R1-S4, 20.1R2advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=20.2<20.2R1-S3, 20.2R220.2R1-S3, 20.2R2advisory ↗

References

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