Description
A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the srxpfe of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved on the SRX Series allows an L2-adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code as root via high-availability fabric traffic.
Published: 2026-10-14
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 23.2R2-S7.7, 23.4R2-S8.13, 24.2R2-S5.5, 24.4R2-S5, 25.2R2-S2, 25.4R1-S3, 25.4R2, 26.2R1-S2, 26.2R2, 26.4R1, and all subsequent releases. Junos OS Evolved: 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO, 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO, 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO, 24.4R2-S5-EVO, 25.2R2-S2-EVO, 25.2X100-D35-EVO, 25.4R1-S3-EVO, 25.4R2-EVO, 25.4X300-D40-EVO, 26.2R1-S2-EVO, 26.2R2-EVO, 26.4R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases. Note: For Junos OS releases 23.2, 23.4, and 24.2, and Junos OS Evolved releases 23.2-EVO, 23.4-EVO, and 24.2-EVO, specific respins have been referenced. Previously published versions of these releases have been rebuilt to resolve the security vulnerabilities identified in this advisory.

Vendor Workaround

There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the srxpfe of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved on the SRX Series allows an L2-adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code as root via high-availability fabric traffic.
Title Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: SRX Series: An attacker causes remote code execution when SRX chassis-cluster is enabled
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M'}

Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: juniper

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T16:59:34.788Z

Reserved: 2026-03-23T19:46:13.673Z

Link: CVE-2026-33798

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-14T17:18:28.477

Modified: 2026-10-14T17:18:28.477

Link: CVE-2026-33798

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses
  • CWE-121

    Stack-based Buffer Overflow