CVE-2026-101956CWE-287

CVE-2026-101956

Critical · published October 14, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
54.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An Improper Authentication vulnerability in the J-Web web management component of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary Junos commands with root privileges via the exposed J-Web web interface.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
9.3 · 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
EPSS
0.00749 · 54.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication
Published
2026-10-14T21:17Z
References (1)
https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112188 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 OCT 03:27Z
    EPSS moved — → 1%
    epss
  • 14 OCT 16:18Z
    Junos OS: Unauthorized root command execution when J-Web is enabled
    cvelistv5
  • 14 OCT 16:18Z
    Junos OS: Unauthorized root command execution when J-Web is enabled
    cvelistv5