High severity · published Oct 14, 2026
CVE-2026-101997
Junos OS: SRX Series: A network-based attacker causes Remote Code Execution when Security Intelligence is used without a tls-profile authentication
8.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in ipfd of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to execute code with root privileges via a configured Security Intelligence feed connection.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/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)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Junos OS · Juniper
before 23.2R2-S7.7; 23.4 before 23.4R2-S8.13; 24.2 before 24.2R2-S5.5; 24.4 before 24.4R2-S5; 25.2 before 25.2R2-S2; 25.4 before 25.4R1-S3; +1 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101997
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-101997
vendor-advisory
https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112186
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