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CVE-2025-59967: juniper networks junos os evolved NULL Pointer Dereference

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

CVE-2025-59967 is a high (CVSS 7.1) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in juniper networks junos os evolved. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.20%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

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

Description

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the PFE management daemon (evo-pfemand) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7348, ACX7509 devices allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). Whenever specific valid multicast traffic is received on any layer 3 interface the evo-pfemand process crashes and restarts. Continued receipt of specific valid multicast traffic results in a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) attack. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7348, ACX7509: * from 23.2R2-EVO before 23.2R2-S4-EVO, * from 23.4R1-EVO before 23.4R2-EVO. This issue affects IPv4 and IPv6. This issue does not affect Junos OS Evolved ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7348, ACX7509 versions before 23.2R2-EVO.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

9%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.20% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.20%

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

Juniper1 product
  • junos_os_evolved23.2:r2 | 23.2:r2-s1 | 23.2:r2-s2 | 23.2:r2-s3 | 23.4:r1 | 23.4:r1-s1 | 23.4:r1-s2
Juniper networks1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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