CVE-2019-0069

Junos OS: vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4K, ACX5K, EX4600, QFX5100, QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K and NFX Series: console management port device authentication credentials are logged in clear text

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 9, 2019 at 07:26 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:07 AM UTC
12 products affected across 2 vendorsJunosSrx1500Qfx5200

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

On EX4600, QFX5100 Series, NFX Series, QFX10K Series, QFX5110, QFX5200 Series, QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series, vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000 Series, vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000, QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series, when the user uses console management port to authenticate, the credentials used during device authentication are written to a log file in clear text. This issue does not affect users that are logging-in using telnet, SSH or J-web to the management IP. This issue affects ACX, NFX, SRX, EX and QFX platforms with the Linux Host OS architecture, it does not affect other SRX and EX platforms that do not use the Linux Host OS architecture. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D110 on vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D234 on QFX5110, QFX5200 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D68 on QFX10K Series; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S8, 17.1R3, on QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3 on QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2 on vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4000, QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10K Series; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D47 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 16.1R7 versions prior to 16.1R7 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S10, 17.1R3 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2 on ACX5000, EX4600, QFX5100 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D496 on NFX Series, 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3-S1 on NFX Series; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S4 on NFX Series; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S4, 17.4R3 on NFX Series, 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S4 on NFX Series; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S3, 18.2R3 on NFX Series; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S3, 18.3R2 on NFX Series; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S1, 18.4R2 on NFX Series.

Affected

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

v < 16.1R714.1X53 ≤ v < 14.1X53-D4715.1 ≤ v < 15.1R715.1X49 ≤ v < 15.1X49-D11015.1X53 ≤ v < 15.1X53-D23415.1X53 ≤ v < 15.1X53-D49615.1X53 ≤ v < 15.1X53-D6817.1 ≤ v < 17.1R2-S10, 17.1R317.1 ≤ v < 17.1R2-S8, 17.1R3,17.2 ≤ v < 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R317.2 ≤ v < 17.2R317.2 ≤ v < 17.2R3-S117.3 ≤ v < 17.3R217.3 ≤ v < 17.3R317.3 ≤ v < 17.3R3-S417.4 ≤ v < 17.4R217.4 ≤ v < 17.4R2-S4, 17.4R318.1 ≤ v < 18.1R218.1 ≤ v < 18.1R3-S418.2 ≤ v < 18.2R2-S3, 18.2R318.3 ≤ v < 18.3R1-S3, 18.3R218.4 ≤ v < 18.4R1-S1, 18.4R214.1X5314.1x5314.1x53 d1014.1x53 d1514.1x53 d1614.1x53 d2514.1x53 d2614.1x53 d2714.1x53 d3014.1x53 d3514.1x53 d4014.1x53 d4515.115.1 a115.1 f115.1 f215.1 f2-s115.1 f2-s215.1 f2-s315.1 f2-s415.1 f315.1 f415.1 f515.1 f615.1 f6-s315.1 f715.1 r115.1 r215.1 r315.1 r415.1 r4-s915.1 r515.1 r615.1 r6-s615.1X4915.1X5315.1x49 d1015.1x49 d10015.1x49 d2015.1x49 d3015.1x49 d3515.1x49 d4015.1x49 d4515.1x49 d5015.1x49 d5515.1x49 d6015.1x49 d6515.1x49 d7015.1x49 d7515.1x49 d8015.1x49 d9015.1x53 d21015.1x53 d23015.1x53 d23115.1x53 d23215.1x53 d23315.1x53 d3015.1x53 d3315.1x53 d3415.1x53 d4015.1x53 d4515.1x53 d49515.1x53 d6015.1x53 d6115.1x53 d6215.1x53 d6315.1x53 d6415.1x53 d6515.1x53 d6615.1x53 d6716.116.1 r116.1 r216.1 r316.1 r3-s1016.1 r416.1 r5-s416.1 r6-s117.117.1 r117.1 r2-s117.1 r2-s217.1 r2-s317.1 r2-s417.1 r2-s517.1 r2-s617.1 r2-s717.217.2 r117.2 r1-s217.2 r1-s417.2 r1-s717.2 r1-s817.2 r217.2 r2-s617.2 r2-s717.317.3 r117.3 r217.3 r2-s117.3 r2-s217.3 r3-s117.3 r3-s217.3 r3-s317.417.4 r117.4 r1-s117.4 r1-s217.4 r1-s417.4 r1-s617.4 r1-s717.4 r217.4 r2-s117.4 r2-s318.118.1 r218.1 r2-s118.1 r2-s218.1 r2-s418.1 r318.1 r3-s218.1 r3-s318.218.2 r1-s518.2 r2-s118.2 r2-s218.318.3 r118.3 r1-s118.3 r1-s218.418.4 r1
Affected range stops below 14.1X53-D47, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1R7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1X49-D110, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1X53-D234, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1X53-D496, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1X53-D68, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.1R7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.1R2-S10, 17.1R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.1R2-S8, 17.1R3,, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.2R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.2R3-S1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.3R2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.3R3, 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 17.4R2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.4R2-S4, 17.4R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.1R2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.1R3-S4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.2R2-S3, 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-S1, 18.4R2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
juniper-acx5000 (environment) · juniper-ex4600 (environment) · juniper-nfx150 (environment) · juniper-nfx250 (environment) · juniper-qfx10008 (environment) · juniper-qfx10016 (environment) · juniper-qfx5110 (environment) · juniper-qfx5200 (environment) · juniper-srx1500 (environment) · juniper-srx4000 (environment) · juniper-vsrx (environment)
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Remediation

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

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10969

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-319

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