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CVE-2025-52961: juniper networks junos os evolved Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 7.1v4.0HighAnalyzed
Published 09-10-2025Last modified 09-10-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-52961 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in juniper networks junos os evolved. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
38/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.48%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 09-10-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-10-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in the Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) daemon and the Connectivity Fault Management Manager (cfmman) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX10001-36MR, PTX10002-36QDD, PTX10004, PTX10008, PTX10016 allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). An attacker on an adjacent device sending specific valid traffic can cause cfmd to spike the CPU to 100% and cfmman's memory to leak, eventually to cause the FPC crash and restart. Continued receipt and processes of these specific valid packets will sustain the Denial of Service (DoS) condition. An indicator of compromise is to watch for an increase in cfmman memory rising over time by issuing the following command and evaluating the RSS number. If the RSS is growing into GBs then consider restarting the device to temporarily clear memory.   user@device> show system processes node fpc<num> detail | match cfmman Example:   show system processes node fpc0 detail | match cfmman   F S UID       PID       PPID PGID   SID   C PRI NI  ADDR SZ    WCHAN   RSS     PSR STIME TTY         TIME     CMD   4 S root      15204     1    15204  15204 0 80  0   - 90802     -      113652   4  Sep25 ?           00:15:28 /usr/bin/cfmman -p /var/pfe -o -c /usr/conf/cfmman-cfg-active.xml This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on PTX10001-36MR, PTX10002-36QDD, PTX10004, PTX10008, PTX10016: * from 23.2R1-EVO before 23.2R2-S4-EVO, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S4-EVO, * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-EVO, * from 24.4 before 24.4R1-S2-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Junos OS Evolved on PTX10001-36MR, PTX10002-36QDD, PTX10004, PTX10008, PTX10016 before 23.2R1-EVO.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

40%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.48% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (supportportal.juniper.net)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Juniper1 product
  • junos_os_evolved23.2:r1 | 23.2:r1-s1 | 23.2:r1-s2 | 23.2:r2 | 23.2:r2-s1 | 23.2:r2-s2 | 23.2:r2-s3 | 23.4 | 23.4:r1 | 23.4:r1-s1 | 23.4:r1-s2 | 23.4:r2 | 23.4:r2-s1 | 23.4:r2-s2 | 23.4:r2-s3 | 24.2 | 24.2:r1 | 24.2:r1-s2 | 24.4 | 24.4:r1 | 24.4:r2
Juniper networks1 product
  • junos os evolved≥ 23.2R1-EVO, < 23.2R2-S4-EVO | ≥ 23.4-EVO, < 23.4R2-S4-EVO | ≥ 24.2-EVO, < 24.2R2-EVO | ≥ 24.4-EVO, < 24.4R1-S2-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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