CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-102046

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.48%

40th percentile - higher than 40% of all known CVEs

Summary

An infinite loop vulnerability in netsctp.ko of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows an unauthenticated network attacker to cause a denial of service via crafted SCTP network traffic.

Risk Assessment

The attack can cause CPU exhaustion and device disruption, potentially affecting network service availability.

Recommendation

Install security updates from Juniper Networks and restrict SCTP traffic from untrusted sources.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in netsctp.ko of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows an unauthenticated network attacker to cause a denial of service via crafted SCTP network traffic.

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