CVE-2026-101967CWE-78command-injection

CVE-2026-101967

High · published October 14, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the bootzd zero-touch provisioning daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated attacker on the management LAN to execute commands as root via crafted DHCP response.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
9.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H
EPSS
0.03916 · 90.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2026-10-14T21:17Z
References (1)
https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112250 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 OCT 03:27Z
    EPSS moved — → 4%
    epss
  • 14 OCT 16:15Z
    Junos OS Evolved: PTX Series: An attacker controlled DHCP response causes root-level compromise when zero-touch provisioning is used
    cvelistv5
  • 14 OCT 16:15Z
    Junos OS Evolved: PTX Series: An attacker controlled DHCP response causes root-level compromise when zero-touch provisioning is used
    cvelistv5