CVE-2019-0061

Junos OS: Insecure management daemon (MGD) configuration may allow local privilege escalation

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: October 9, 2019 at 07:26 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:07 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorJunos

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

Description

The management daemon (MGD) is responsible for all configuration and management operations in Junos OS. The Junos CLI communicates with MGD over an internal unix-domain socket and is granted special permission to open this protected mode socket. Due to a misconfiguration of the internal socket, a local, authenticated user may be able to exploit this vulnerability to gain administrative privileges. This issue only affects Linux-based platforms. FreeBSD-based platforms are unaffected by this vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires Junos shell access. This issue cannot be exploited from the Junos CLI. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D171, 15.1X49-D180; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D496, 15.1X53-D69; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R7-S4; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S9; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R3; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S8, 17.2R2-S7, 17.2R3-S1; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S4; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S6, 17.4R1-S7, 17.4R2-S3, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S4, 18.1R3-S4; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R1-S5, 18.2R2-S2, 18.2R3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S3, 18.3R2; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S2, 18.4R2.

Affected

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

Junos · Juniper Networks

95%

15.1X49 ≤ v < 15.1X49-D171, 15.1X49-D18015.1X53 ≤ v < 15.1X53-D496, 15.1X53-D6916.1 ≤ v < 16.1R7-S416.2 ≤ v < 16.2R2-S917.1 ≤ v < 17.1R317.2 ≤ v < 17.2R1-S8, 17.2R2-S7, 17.2R3-S117.3 ≤ v < 17.3R3-S417.4 ≤ v < 17.4R1-S6, 17.4R1-S7, 17.4R2-S3, 17.4R318.1 ≤ v < 18.1R2-S4, 18.1R3-S418.2 ≤ v < 18.2R1-S5, 18.2R2-S2, 18.2R318.3 ≤ v < 18.3R1-S3, 18.3R218.4 ≤ v < 18.4R1-S2, 18.4R215.1X49 15.1X5315.1x4915.1x49 d10 15.1x49 d100 15.1x49 d110 15.1x49 d120 15.1x49 d130 15.1x49 d140 15.1x49 d150 15.1x49 d160 15.1x49 d20 15.1x49 d30 15.1x49 d35 15.1x49 d40 15.1x49 d45 15.1x49 d50 15.1x49 d55 15.1x49 d60 15.1x49 d65 15.1x49 d70 15.1x49 d75 15.1x49 d80 15.1x49 d9015.1x5315.1x53 d20 15.1x53 d21 15.1x53 d210 15.1x53 d25 15.1x53 d30 15.1x53 d31 15.1x53 d32 15.1x53 d33 15.1x53 d34 15.1x53 d40 15.1x53 d45 15.1x53 d470 15.1x53 d495 15.1x53 d56 15.1x53 d60 15.1x53 d61 15.1x53 d62 15.1x53 d63 15.1x53 d65 15.1x53 d70 16.1 16.1 r1 16.1 r2 16.1 r3 16.1 r3-s10 16.1 r3-s11 16.1 r4 16.1 r5 16.1 r5-s4 16.1 r6 16.1 r6-s1 16.1 r6-s6 16.1 r7 16.2 16.2 r1 16.2 r2 16.2 r2-s1 16.2 r2-s2 16.2 r2-s5 16.2 r2-s6 16.2 r2-s7 16.2 r2-s8 17.1 17.1 r1 17.1 r2-s1 17.1 r2-s10 17.1 r2-s2 17.1 r2-s3 17.1 r2-s4 17.1 r2-s5 17.1 r2-s6 17.1 r2-s7 17.2 17.2 r1-s2 17.2 r1-s4 17.2 r1-s7 17.2 r2 17.2 r2-s6 17.3 17.3 r2 17.3 r2-s1 17.3 r2-s2 17.3 r3-s1 17.3 r3-s2 17.3 r3-s3 17.4 17.4 r1 17.4 r1-s1 17.4 r1-s2 17.4 r1-s4 17.4 r2 17.4 r2-s1 17.4 r2-s4 18.1 18.1 r2 18.1 r2-s1 18.1 r2-s2 18.1 r3 18.1 r3-s2 18.1 r3-s3 18.2 18.2 r2-s1 18.2 r2-s3 18.2 r2-s4 18.3 18.3 r1 18.3 r1-s1 18.3 r1-s3 18.4

Affected range stops below 15.1X49-D171, 15.1X49-D180, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.1X53-D496, 15.1X53-D69, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 16.1R7-S4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 16.2R2-S9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.1R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.2R1-S8, 17.2R2-S7, 17.2R3-S1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.3R3-S4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.4R1-S6, 17.4R1-S7, 17.4R2-S3, 17.4R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 18.1R2-S4, 18.1R3-S4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 18.2R1-S5, 18.2R2-S2, 18.2R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 18.3R1-S3, 18.3R2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 18.4R1-S2, 18.4R2, 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

https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10960

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10960

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

CWE-657NVD-CWE-noinfo

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