CVE-2018-0012

Junos Space: Local privilege escalation vulnerability in Junos Space

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 10, 2018 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:29 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsJunos SpaceJunos Space

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Junos Space is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability that may allow a local authenticated attacker to gain root privileges.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 17.2R1
Affected range stops below 17.2R1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040189
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10838

CVSS

7.8HIGHjuniper
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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