CVE detail

CVE-2021-0260 — CVE-2021-0260

Published 2021-04-22 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor juniper · Product junos · Source nvd
HIGH
severity
CVSS-derived band
7.3
CVSS v3
0–10 scale
0.0089
EPSS probability
exploitation probability, 30d
56.0%
EPSS percentile
percentile vs all CVEs
NOT LISTED
CISA KEV
known exploited catalog

Description

An improper authorization vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol daemon (snmpd) service of Juniper Networks Junos OS leads an unauthenticated attacker being able to perform SNMP read actions, an Exposure of System Data to an Unauthorized Control Sphere, or write actions to OIDs that support write operations, against the device without authentication. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 17.2 version 17.2R1 and later versions; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S9; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S5; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S13; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S8; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S5; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2. Thi

Remediation

vendor remediation guidance

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 17.3R3-S9, 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S5, 18.1R3-S13, 18.2R3-S8, 18.3R3-S5, 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3, 19.1R2, 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R2, 19.3R2, 19.4R1, and all subsequent releases.

workarounds

The following workaround command will disable SNMP support for the mgmt_junos routing interface and protect the device from being exploited: # set snmp disable-mgmt-junos-support

ProductVulnerable rangeFixed versionAdvisory
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=17.2R1<17.2*17.2*advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=17.3<17.3R3-S917.3R3-S9advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=17.4<17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S517.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S5advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=18.1<18.1R3-S1318.1R3-S13advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=18.2<18.2R3-S818.2R3-S8advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=18.3<18.3R3-S518.3R3-S5advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=18.4<18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R318.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=19.1<19.1R219.1R2advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=19.2<19.2R1-S6, 19.2R219.2R1-S6, 19.2R2advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=19.3<19.3R219.3R2advisory ↗

References

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