CVE detail

CVE-2021-0266 — CVE-2021-0266

Published 2021-04-22 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor juniper · Product junos · Source nvd
HIGH
severity
CVSS-derived band
8.1
CVSS v3
0–10 scale
0.0088
EPSS probability
exploitation probability, 30d
56.0%
EPSS percentile
percentile vs all CVEs
NOT LISTED
CISA KEV
known exploited catalog

Description

The use of multiple hard-coded cryptographic keys in cSRX Series software in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to take control of any instance of a cSRX deployment through device management services. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS on cSRX Series: All versions prior to 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R2; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2.

Remediation

vendor remediation guidance

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 20.2R3, 20.3R2, 20.4R2, 21.1R1, 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 the cSRX instance to only trusted administrative networks, hosts and users.

ProductVulnerable rangeFixed versionAdvisory
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=unspecified<20.2R320.2R3advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=20.3<20.3R220.3R2advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=20.4<20.4R220.4R2advisory ↗

References

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