High severity · published Oct 10, 2018
CVE-2018-0044
An insecure SSHD configuration in Juniper Device Manager (JDM) and host OS on Juniper NFX Series devices may allow remote unauthenticated access if any of the passwords on the…
8.1
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An insecure SSHD configuration in Juniper Device Manager (JDM) and host OS on Juniper NFX Series devices may allow remote unauthenticated access if any of the passwords on the system are empty. The affected SSHD configuration has the PermitEmptyPasswords option set to "yes". Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R4 on NFX Series.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Junos OS · Juniper
18.1r1 through 18.1r3; 18.1r1 through 18.1r3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0044
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0044
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105565
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10878
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