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TI-2023-23724 Aliases CVE-2023-44190GHSA-2xg8-857g-4j2x

Junos OS Evolved: PTX10001, PTX10004, PTX10008, PTX10016: MAC address validation bypass vulnerability

Priority LOW 26CWE-346Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-346.

Summary

An Origin Validation vulnerability in MAC address validation of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX10001, PTX10004, PTX10008, and PTX10016 devices allows a network-adjacent attacker to bypass MAC address checking, allowing MAC addresses not intended to reach the adjacent LAN to be forwarded to the downstream network. Due to this issue, the router will start forwarding traffic if a valid route is present in forwarding-table, causing a loop and congestion in the downstream layer-2 domain connected to the device. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX10001, PTX10004, PTX10008, and PTX10016: * All versions prior to 21.4R3-S5-EVO; * 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S4-EVO; * 22.2 versions 22.2R1-EVO and later; * 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-S1-EVO; * 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R2-S1-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO; * 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R1-S1-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00186 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Junos OS Evolved (Juniper Networks): 21.4R3-S5-EVO, 22.1R3-S4-EVO, 22.3R2-S2-EVO +5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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 Evolvedbefore 21.4R3-S5-EVO; 22.1 to before 22.1R3-S4-EVO; 22.2R1-EVO and later; 22.3 to before 22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-S1-EVO; 22.4 to before 22.4R2-S1-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO; 23.2 to before 23.2R1-S1-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO21.4R3-S5-EVO, 22.1R3-S4-EVO, 22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-S1-EVO, 22.4R2-S1-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO, 23.2R1-S1-EVO, 23.2R2-EVOPatch availableCNA
  • Junos OS Evolved VendorJuniper Affected before 21.4R3-S5-EVO; 22.1 to before 22.1R3-S4-EVO; 22.2R1-EVO and later; 22.3 to before 22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-S1-EVO; 22.4 to before 22.4R2-S1-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO; 23.2 to before 23.2R1-S1-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO Fixed in 21.4R3-S5-EVO, 22.1R3-S4-EVO, 22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-S1-EVO, 22.4R2-S1-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO, 23.2R1-S1-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 44

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 21.4VulnerableJuniper
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:21.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 21.4 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
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
Show 34 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r3-s4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.3 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.3 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.3 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.3 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.3 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10001-36mr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10004:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10008:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3-s4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10001-36mr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10004:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10008:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Junos OS Evolved (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 21.4R3-S5-EVO, 22.1R3-S4-EVO, 22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-S1-EVO, 22.4R2-S1-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO, 23.2R1-S1-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-44190
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2xg8-857g-4j2x

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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Sources

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