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TI-2025-32989 Aliases CVE-2025-52983GHSA-9cv5-8rg2-7cch

Junos OS: After removing ssh public key authentication root can still log in

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-446Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A UI Discrepancy for Security Feature vulnerability in the UI of Juniper Networks Junos OS on VM Host systems allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to access the device. On VM Host Routing Engines (RE), even if the configured public key for root has been removed, remote users which are in possession of the corresponding private key can still log in as root. This issue affects Junos OS: * all versions before 22.2R3-S7, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S5, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S3, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00683 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Junos OS (Juniper Networks): 22.2R3-S7, 22.4R3-S5, 23.2R2-S3 +3

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 22.2R3-S7; 22.4 to before 22.4R3-S5; 23.2 to before 23.2R2-S3; 23.4 to before 23.4R2-S3; 24.2 to before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R222.2R3-S7, 22.4R3-S5, 23.2R2-S3, 23.4R2-S3, 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2Patch availableCNA
  • Junos OS VendorJuniper Affected before 22.2R3-S7; 22.4 to before 22.4R3-S5; 23.2 to before 23.2R2-S3; 23.4 to before 23.4R2-S3; 24.2 to before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2 Fixed in 22.2R3-S7, 22.4R3-S5, 23.2R2-S3, 23.4R2-S3, 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 45

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 22.2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 22.2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r3-s4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r3-s5VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2 r3-s6VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*22.4 r3-s4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*23.2 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*23.4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*23.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*23.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*23.4 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*23.4 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*23.4 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*23.4 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*24.2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*24.2 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*24.2 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*24.2 r2VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r3-s4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r3-s5 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 r3-s6 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 r3-s4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.2 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.4 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.2 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.2 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.2 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Junos OS (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 22.2R3-S7, 22.4R3-S5, 23.2R2-S3, 23.4R2-S3, 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-52983
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cv5-8rg2-7cch
  3. 2026-10-12 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

Other 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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