Medium severity · published Oct 10, 2018
CVE-2018-0053
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the initial boot sequence of Juniper Networks Junos OS on vSRX Series may allow an attacker to gain full control of the system without…
6.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the initial boot sequence of Juniper Networks Junos OS on vSRX Series may allow an attacker to gain full control of the system without authentication when the system is initially booted up. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D30 on vSRX.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Junos OS · Juniper
15.1x49; 15.1x49; 15.1x49 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0053
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0053
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041854
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10887
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