Paragon Active Assurance: Authentication bypass vulnerability in Control Center
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Juniper Networks Paragon Active Assurance Control Center may allow an attacker with specific information about the deployment to mimic an already registered Test Agent and access its configuration including associated inventory details. If the issue occurs, the affected Test Agent will not be able to connect to the Control Center. This issue affects Juniper Networks Paragon Active Assurance Control Center All versions prior to 2.35.6; 2.36 versions prior to 2.36.2.
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 | Paragon Active Assurance | before 2.35.6; 2.36 to before 2.36.2 | 2.35.6, 2.36.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Paragon Active Assurance VendorJuniper Affected before 2.35.6; 2.36 to before 2.36.2 Fixed in 2.35.6, 2.36.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:juniper:paragon_active_assurance_control_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.35.6; 2.36 to before 2.36.2 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 35 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:juniper:paragon_active_assurance_control_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.35.6; 2.36 to before 2.36.2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 35 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Paragon Active Assurance (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 2.35.6, 2.36.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-0232
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g9rq-p8h7-mcj8
References
More Juniper Paragon Active Assurance Control Center vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-06559 Paragon Active Assurance (Formerly Netrounds): Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in web administration CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2024-14317 Paragon Active Assurance Control Center: Information disclosure vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-20117 Paragon Active Assurance: probe_serviced exposes internal objects to local users CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2022-06523 Paragon Active Assurance Control Center: Information disclosure vulnerability in crafted URL CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-0232 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-0232 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g9rq-p8h7-mcj8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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