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Juniper Junos OS: 2021-04 Security Bulletin: NFX Series: Hard-coded credentials allows an attacker to take control of any instance through administrative interfaces. (JSA11141) (CVE-2021-0248)

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Juniper Junos OS: 2021-04 Security Bulletin: NFX Series: Hard-coded credentials allows an attacker to take control of any instance through administrative interfaces. (JSA11141) (CVE-2021-0248)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/16/2021
Created
04/16/2021
Added
04/16/2021
Modified
03/21/2022

Description

This issue is not applicable to NFX NextGen Software. On NFX Series devices the use of Hard-coded Credentials in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to take over any instance of an NFX deployment. This issue is only exploitable through administrative interfaces. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.1R1 on NFX Series. No other platforms besides NFX Series devices are affected.

Solution(s)

  • juniper-junos-os-upgrade-latest

References

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