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TI-2023-23728 Aliases CVE-2023-44194GHSA-97hh-rrpx-8434

Junos OS: An unauthenticated attacker with local access to the device can create a backdoor with root privileges

Priority LOW 38CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
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 Default Permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated attacker with local access to the device to create a backdoor with root privileges. The issue is caused by improper directory permissions on a certain system directory, allowing an attacker with access to this directory to create a backdoor with root privileges. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: * All versions prior to 20.4R3-S5; * 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S4; * 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S4; * 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S3; * 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00176 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Junos OS (Juniper Networks): 20.4R3-S5, 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3-S4 +2

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 OSbefore 20.4R3-S5; 21.1 to before 21.1R3-S4; 21.2 to before 21.2R3-S4; 21.3 to before 21.3R3-S3; 21.4 to before 21.4R3-S120.4R3-S5, 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3-S4, 21.3R3-S3, 21.4R3-S1Patch availableCNA
  • Junos OS VendorJuniper Affected before 20.4R3-S5; 21.1 to before 21.1R3-S4; 21.2 to before 21.2R3-S4; 21.3 to before 21.3R3-S3; 21.4 to before 21.4R3-S1 Fixed in 20.4R3-S5, 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3-S4, 21.3R3-S3, 21.4R3-S1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 50

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 20.4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 20.4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r3VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Junos OS (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 20.4R3-S5, 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3-S4, 21.3R3-S3, 21.4R3-S1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-44194
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-97hh-rrpx-8434

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-18638 Junos OS: EX and SRX Series: A PHP vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-01585 Out of Cycle Security Advisory: Junos OS: Security vulnerability in J-Web and web based (HTTP/HTTPS) services KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04610 Assertion failure in ISC BIND named via TKEY queries KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-15550 Junos OS: An local attacker with shell access can execute arbitrary code KEVCVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2023-18644 Junos OS: SRX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and download arbitrary files KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2023-18640 Junos OS: EX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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