Missing authentication in Juniper Security Director Policy Enforcer
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Juniper Networks Security Director Policy Enforcer allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to replace legitimate vSRX images with malicious ones. If a trusted user initiates deployment, Security Director Policy Enforcer will deliver the attacker's uploaded image to VMware NSX instead of a legitimate one. This issue affects Security Director Policy Enforcer: * All versions before 23.1R1 Hotpatch v3. This issue does not affect Junos Space Security Director Insights.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper | Security Director Policy Enforcer | before 23.1R1 Hotpatch v3 | 23.1R1 Hotpatch v3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Security Director Policy Enforcer VendorJuniper Affected before 23.1R1 Hotpatch v3 Fixed in 23.1R1 Hotpatch v3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:juniper:security_director_policy_enforcer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 23.1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:a:juniper:security_director_policy_enforcer:23.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 23.1 r1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:a:juniper:security_director_policy_enforcer:23.1:r1_hotpatch_v1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 23.1 r1_hotpatch_v1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:a:juniper:security_director_policy_enforcer:23.1:r1_hotpatch_v2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 23.1 r1_hotpatch_v2 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
- cpe:2.3:a:juniper:security_director_policy_enforcer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 23.1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:a:juniper:security_director_policy_enforcer:23.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.1 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:a:juniper:security_director_policy_enforcer:23.1:r1_hotpatch_v1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.1 r1_hotpatch_v1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:a:juniper:security_director_policy_enforcer:23.1:r1_hotpatch_v2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.1 r1_hotpatch_v2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Security Director Policy Enforcer (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 23.1R1 Hotpatch v3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11198
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r277-62xf-9v4g
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-11198 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11198 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r277-62xf-9v4g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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