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TI-2021-00199 Aliases CVE-2021-0265GHSA-gx7h-7ppr-fp8w

Contrail Insights: The REST API implementation allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute commands as root.

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

An unvalidated REST API in the AppFormix Agent of Juniper Networks AppFormix allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute commands as root on the host running the AppFormix Agent, when certain preconditions are performed by the attacker, thus granting the attacker full control over the environment. This issue affects: Juniper Networks AppFormix 3 versions prior to 3.1.22, 3.2.14, 3.3.0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02546 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Contrail Insights (Juniper Networks): 3.1.22, 3.2.14, 3.3.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JuniperContrail Insights3 to before 3.1.22, 3.2.14, 3.3.03.1.22, 3.2.14, 3.3.0Patch availableCNA
  • Contrail Insights VendorJuniper Affected 3 to before 3.1.22, 3.2.14, 3.3.0 Fixed in 3.1.22, 3.2.14, 3.3.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:juniper:appformix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 to before 3.1.22; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.14VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:a:juniper:appformix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 3.1.22; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.14 Vulnerable ·Juniper

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Contrail Insights (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 3.1.22, 3.2.14, 3.3.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-0265
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gx7h-7ppr-fp8w

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-00015 AppFormix: Debug Shell Command Execution in AppFormix Agent CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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