Junos OS Evolved: Stateless IP firewall filter does not work as expected
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved may cause the stateless firewall filter configuration which uses the action 'policer' in certain combinations with other options to not take effect. An administrator can use the following CLI command to see the failures with filter configuration: user@device> show log kfirewall-agent.log | match ERROR Jul 23 14:16:03 ERROR: filter not supported This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: Versions 19.1R1-EVO and above prior to 20.3R1-S2-EVO, 20.3R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS.
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 | Junos OS Evolved | 19.1R1-EVO and later; 20.3-EVO to before 20.3R1-S2-EVO, 20.3R2-EVO | 20.3R1-S2-EVO, 20.3R2-EVO | Patch available | CNA |
- Junos OS Evolved VendorJuniper Affected 19.1R1-EVO and later; 20.3-EVO to before 20.3R1-S2-EVO, 20.3R2-EVO Fixed in 20.3R1-S2-EVO, 20.3R2-EVO Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:19.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.1 r1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:19.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.1 r2 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:19.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.2 r1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:19.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.2 r2 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:19.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.3 r1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:19.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.3 r2 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.1 r1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.1 r1-s1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.2 r1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.2 r1-s1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:19.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.1 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:19.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.1 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:19.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.2 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:19.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.2 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:19.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.3 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:19.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.3 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.1 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.1 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.2 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.2 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Junos OS Evolved (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 20.3R1-S2-EVO, 20.3R2-EVO
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-0225
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v55m-mm25-x584
References
Advisory 1
More Juniper Junos Os Evolved vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-17602 Junos OS Evolved: PTX Series: A vulnerability allows a unauthenticated, network-based attacker to execute code as root CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-17601 Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Configuration of a specific SSH option results in mgd crash CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2023-04136 Improper input validation in Juniper Junos OS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-74215 Stack-based buffer overflow in Junos OS rpd triggered by BGP peers CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-74211 Authentication bypass in Juniper J-Web allows pre-auth CGI execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2021-00146 Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Upon receipt of a specific BGP FlowSpec message network traffic may be disrupted. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2021-0225 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-0225 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v55m-mm25-x584 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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