CVE-2025-52983CWE-446

Junos OS: After removing ssh public key authentication root can still log in

High · published July 11, 2025

CVSS v4.0
8.6
EPSS
1%
Percentile
46.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A UI Discrepancy for Security Feature

vulnerability in the UI of Juniper Networks Junos OS on VM Host systems allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to access the device.

On VM Host Routing Engines (RE), even if the configured public key for root has been removed, remote users which are in possession of the corresponding private key can still log in as root.

This issue affects Junos OS:

* all versions before 22.2R3-S7,

* 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S5,

* 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3,

* 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S3,

* 24.2 versions before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.6 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/R:U/RE:M
EPSS
0.00599 · 46.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-446 · UI Discrepancy for Security Feature
Published
2025-07-11T15:09Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 JUL 15:09Z
    Junos OS: After removing ssh public key authentication root can still log in
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