CVE-2026-101979

HIGHCVSS 8.8

Description

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the authd Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a network attacker with SNMP read access to execute code with root privileges or cause a denial of service via a specific SNMP packet, when SNMP and AAA are enabled.

Timeline

Published:October 14th, 2026 6:17 PM

Last modified:October 15th, 2026 4:24 PM

CVSS Scoring

CVSS v3: 8.8 (HIGH)

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-121

References & Reports

Advisories, patches, and third-party reports

https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112187

Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute