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TI-2023-13424 Aliases CVE-2023-28960GHSA-8xqp-9h4v-j8vf

Incorrect permission assignment in Juniper Junos OS Evolved

Priority LOW 37CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows a local, authenticated low-privileged attacker to copy potentially malicious files into an existing Docker container on the local system. A follow-on administrator could then inadvertently start the Docker container leading to the malicious files being executed as root. This issue only affects systems with Docker configured and enabled, which is not enabled by default. Systems without Docker started are not vulnerable to this issue. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S5-EVO; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-EVO; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-EVO; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 19.2R1-EVO.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00169 6th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Fixed Junos OS Evolved (Juniper Networks): 20.4R3-S5-EVO, 21.2R3-EVO, 21.3R3-EVO +1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JuniperJunos OS Evolved20.4 to before 20.4R3-S5-EVO; 21.2 to before 21.2R3-EVO; 21.3 to before 21.3R3-EVO; 21.4 to before 21.4R2-EVO20.4R3-S5-EVO, 21.2R3-EVO, 21.3R3-EVO, 21.4R2-EVOPatch availableCNA
  • Junos OS Evolved VendorJuniper Affected 20.4 to before 20.4R3-S5-EVO; 21.2 to before 21.2R3-EVO; 21.3 to before 21.3R3-EVO; 21.4 to before 21.4R2-EVO Fixed in 20.4R3-S5-EVO, 21.2R3-EVO, 21.3R3-EVO, 21.4R2-EVO Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 30

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r2-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r2-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
Show 20 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Junos OS Evolved (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 20.4R3-S5-EVO, 21.2R3-EVO, 21.3R3-EVO, 21.4R2-EVO

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28960
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8xqp-9h4v-j8vf

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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