CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-102014

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.35%

27th percentile - higher than 27% of all known CVEs

Summary

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the authd process of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker able to influence a configured RADIUS server to cause authd to crash or execute code with root privileges via a malicious RADIUS response.

Risk Assessment

An attacker controlling or able to influence a RADIUS server can remotely execute code with root privileges or cause a denial of service, potentially leading to full device compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Junos OS to a fixed release and secure RADIUS servers and their communication to prevent injection of malicious responses.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the authd process of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker able to influence a configured RADIUS server to cause authd to crash or execute code with root privileges via a malicious RADIUS response.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS