CVE-2019-0070

Junos OS: NFX Series: An Improper Input Validation weakness allows a malicious local attacker to elevate their permissions.

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 9, 2019 at 07:26 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:07 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsJunosNfx250Nfx150

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

An Improper Input Validation weakness allows a malicious local attacker to elevate their permissions to take control of other portions of the NFX platform they should not be able to access, and execute commands outside their authorized scope of control. This leads to the attacker being able to take control of the entire system. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 18.2R1 on NFX Series.

Affected

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

v ≤ 18.1v < 18.2R118.2
Affected range stops below 18.2R1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
juniper-nfx150 (environment) · juniper-nfx250 (environment)
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10977

CVSS

8.8HIGHjuniper
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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