Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-102182
Juniper Networks Junos OS
Junos OS: MX Series: Certificate-based IKE packets cause root-level code execution
CVSS 4.0
9.3Critical
Official description
A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the kmd component of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows an unauthenticated network attacker to execute code as root via specific IKE certificate-based packets. This issue requires IKE to be enabled with an RSA-signature IKE policy to be vulnerable. This issue affects Junos OS on MX Series: * All versions before 21.2R3-S11; * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S12; * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S8; * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S5; * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S9;
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3Critical | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (juniper) | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M |
| 9.8Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (juniper) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | v < 23.2R2-S7.7 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | 23.4 ≤ v < 23.4R2-S8.13 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | 24.2 ≤ v < 24.2R2-S5.5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | 24.4 ≤ v < 24.4R2-S5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | 25.2 ≤ v < 25.2R2-S2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | 25.4 ≤ v < 25.4R1-S3 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | 26.2 ≤ v < 26.2R1-S2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112196 vendor-advisory
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Details
- Published
- 2026-10-14
- Last updated
- 2026-10-21
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- juniper
- Kolun priority
- 23 · Low
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
35.6%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow