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CVE-2020-1618

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CVE-2020-1618

Published: Apr 8, 2020

Modified: Sep 17, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.3

MEDIUM

Description

On Juniper Networks EX and QFX Series, an authentication bypass vulnerability may allow a user connected to the console port to login as root without any password. This issue might only occur in certain scenarios: • At the first reboot after performing device factory reset using the command “request system zeroize”; or • A temporary moment during the first reboot after the software upgrade when the device configured in Virtual Chassis mode. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX and QFX Series: 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D53; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S4; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D593; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R7-S4; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S11, 17.1R3-S1; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3-S3; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2-S5, 17.3R3-S6; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S8; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S7, 18.3R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3.

VendorProductVersions

Juniper Networks

Junos OS

unaffected
12.3
affected
14.1X53 - < 14.1X53-D53
affected
15.1 - < 15.1R7-S4
affected
15.1X53 - < 15.1X53-D593
affected
16.1 - < 16.1R7-S4

+7 more versions

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

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