AppFormix: Debug Shell Command Execution in AppFormix Agent
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
A malicious user with unrestricted access to the AppFormix application management platform may be able to access a Python debug console and execute system commands with root privilege. The AppFormix Agent exposes the debug console on a host where AppFormix Agent is executing. If the host is executing AppFormix Agent, an attacker may access the debug console and execute Python commands with root privilege. Affected AppFormix releases are: All versions up to and including 2.7.3; 2.11 versions prior to 2.11.3; 2.15 versions prior to 2.15.2. Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability, however, the issue has been seen in a production network. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA AppFormix (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 2.11.3, 2.15.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0015
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whqm-4vwh-65gg
References
Advisory 1
More Juniper Appformix vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-00199 Contrail Insights: The REST API implementation allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute commands as root. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-0015 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-0015 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whqm-4vwh-65gg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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