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CVE-2025-52988: juniper networks junos os OS Command Injection

CVSS: 8.4v4.0HighAnalyzed
Published 11-07-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-52988 is a high (CVSS 8.4) OS Command Injection vulnerability in juniper networks junos os. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.4/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-07-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in the CLI of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a high privileged, local attacker to escalated their privileges to root. When a user provides specifically crafted arguments to the 'request system logout' command, these will be executed as root on the shell, which can completely compromise the device. This issue affects: Junos OS: * all versions before 21.2R3-S9, * 21.4 versions before 21.4R3-S8, * 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S6, * 22.3 versions before 22.3R3-S3, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S6, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S1, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R1-S2, 23.4R2; Junos OS Evolved: * all versions before 22.4R3-S6-EVO, * 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S1-EVO, * 23.4-EVO versions before 23.4R1-S2-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 0.46% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.44%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Juniper2 products
  • junos< 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2:r1 | 21.2:r1-s1 | 21.2:r1-s2 | 21.2:r2 | 21.2:r2-s1 | 21.2:r2-s2 | 21.2:r3 | 21.2:r3-s1 | 21.2:r3-s2 | 21.2:r3-s3 | 21.2:r3-s4 | 21.2:r3-s5 | 21.2:r3-s6 | 21.2:r3-s7 | 21.2:r3-s8 | 21.4 | 21.4:r1 | 21.4:r1-s1 | 21.4:r1-s2 | 21.4:r2 | 21.4:r2-s1 | 21.4:r2-s2 | 21.4:r3 | 21.4:r3-s1 | 21.4:r3-s2 | 21.4:r3-s3 | 21.4:r3-s4 | 21.4:r3-s5 | 21.4:r3-s6 | 21.4:r3-s7 | 22.2 | 22.2:r1 | 22.2:r1-s1 | 22.2:r1-s2 | 22.2:r2 | 22.2:r2-s1 | 22.2:r2-s2 | 22.2:r3 | 22.2:r3-s1 | 22.2:r3-s2 | 22.2:r3-s3 | 22.2:r3-s4 | 22.2:r3-s5 | 22.3 | 22.3:r1 | 22.3:r1-s1 | 22.3:r1-s2 | 22.3:r2 | 22.3:r2-s1 | 22.3:r2-s2 | 22.3:r3 | 22.3:r3-s1 | 22.3:r3-s2 | 22.4 | 22.4:r1 | 22.4:r1-s1 | 22.4:r1-s2 | 22.4:r2 | 22.4:r2-s1 | 22.4:r2-s2 | 22.4:r3 | 22.4:r3-s1 | 22.4:r3-s2 | 22.4:r3-s3 | 22.4:r3-s4 | 22.4:r3-s5 | 23.2 | 23.2:r1 | 23.2:r1-s1 | 23.2:r1-s2 | 23.2:r2 | 23.4 | 23.4:r1 | 23.4:r1-s1 | 23.4:r2
  • junos_os_evolved< 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4:r1 | 22.4:r1-s1 | 22.4:r1-s2 | 22.4:r2 | 22.4:r2-s1 | 22.4:r2-s2 | 22.4:r3 | 22.4:r3-s1 | 22.4:r3-s2 | 22.4:r3-s3 | 22.4:r3-s4 | 22.4:r3-s5 | 23.2 | 23.2:r1 | 23.2:r1-s1 | 23.2:r1-s2 | 23.2:r2 | 23.4 | 23.4:r1 | 23.4:r1-s1 | 23.4:r2
Juniper networks2 products
  • junos os< 21.2R3-S9 | ≥ 21.4, < 21.4R3-S8 | ≥ 22.2, < 22.2R3-S6 | ≥ 22.3, < 22.3R3-S3 | ≥ 22.4, < 22.4R3-S6 | ≥ 23.2, < 23.2R2-S1 | ≥ 23.4, < 23.4R1-S2, 23.4R2
  • junos os evolved< 22.4R3-S6-EVO | ≥ 23.2-EVO, < 23.2R2-S1-EVO | ≥ 23.4-EVO, < 23.4R1-S2-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO

2 vendors · 4 products

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