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CVE-2026-102061: Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: An attacker causes root code execution when SZTP DHCP provisioning is used

Awaiting analysis
Published 14-10-2026Last modified 16-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-102061 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in juniper networks junos os. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the phone-home daemon (phcd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an adjacent unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code as root via a crafted DHCP SZTP bootstrap message. This issue only affects platforms that support Secure-ZTP.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

26%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

15-10-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Juniper networks2 products
  • junos os< 23.2R2-S7.7 | ≥ 23.4, < 23.4R2-S8.13 | ≥ 24.2, < 24.2R2-S5.5 | ≥ 24.4, < 24.4R2-S5 | ≥ 25.2, < 25.2R2-S2 | ≥ 25.4, < 25.4R1-S3 | ≥ 26.2, < 26.2R1-S2
  • junos os evolved< 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO | ≥ 23.4, < 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO | ≥ 24.2, < 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO | ≥ 24.4, < 24.4R2-S5-EVO | ≥ 25.2, < 25.2R2-S2-EVO | ≥ 25.4, < 25.4R1-S3-EVO | ≥ 26.2, < 26.2R1-S2-EVO | 23.4X100 | ≥ 25.2X100, < 25.2X100-D35-EVO | ≥ 25.4X300, < 25.4X300-D40-EVO

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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