JATP Series: JATP Is susceptible to slow brute force attacks on the SSH service.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
Due to insufficient server-side login attempt limit enforcement, a vulnerability in the SSH login service of Juniper Networks Juniper Advanced Threat Prevention (JATP) Series and Virtual JATP (vJATP) devices allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform multiple login attempts in excess of the configured login attempt limit. Successful exploitation will allow the attacker to perform brute-force password attacks on the SSH service. This issue affects: Juniper Networks JATP and vJATP versions prior to 5.0.6.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper | JATP | before 5.0.6.0 | 5.0.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- JATP VendorJuniper Affected before 5.0.6.0 Fixed in 5.0.6.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA JATP (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 5.0.6.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1616
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7vpp-24rh-p2mv
References
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2020-1616 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-1616 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7vpp-24rh-p2mv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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