CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-33771

HighCVSS 7.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.26%

18th percentile - higher than 18% of all known CVEs

Summary

A weak password requirements vulnerability in Juniper Networks CTP OS allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to exploit weak passwords of local accounts. Password complexity settings set by the administrator are not saved, leading to potential unauthorized access and full device compromise.

Risk Assessment

The risk is unauthorized access to the device via password guessing, potentially leading to full control of the CTP OS system and network security breach.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade CTP OS to a patched version (beyond 9.2R1 and 9.2R2) and manually enforce strong password policies for all local accounts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A Weak Password Requirements vulnerability in the password management function of Juniper Networks CTP OS might allow an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to exploit weak passwords of local accounts and potentially take full control of the device. The password management menu enables the administrator to set password complexity requirements, but these settings are not saved. The issue can be verified with the menu option "Show password requirements". Failure to enforce the intended requirements can lead to weak passwords being used, which significantly increases the likelihood that an attacker can guess these and subsequently attain unauthorized access. This issue affects CTP OS versions 9.2R1 and 9.2R2.

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