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Juniper Junos OS: 2021-04 Security Bulletin: Junos OS: SNMP fails to properly perform authorization checks on incoming received SNMP requests. (JSA11151) (CVE-2021-0260)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 16, 2021
Added
Apr 16, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

An improper authorization vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol daemon (snmpd) service of Juniper Networks Junos OS leads an unauthenticated attacker being able to perform SNMP read actions, an Exposure of System Data to an Unauthorized Control Sphere, or write actions to OIDs that support write operations, against the device without authentication. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 17.2 version 17.2R1 and later versions; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S9; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S5; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S13; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S8; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S5; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 17.2R1.

Solution

juniper-junos-os-upgrade-latest
Title
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