CVE-2020-1621
Junos OS Evolved: Configd leaks hashes via stream and is world readable
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 8, 2020 at 07:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:02 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsJunos OS EvolvedJunos OS Evolved
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
A local, authenticated user with shell can obtain the hashed values of login passwords via configd traces. This issue affects all versions of Junos OS Evolved prior to 19.3R1.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 19.3r1
Affected range stops below 19.3r1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 19.3R1-EVO
Affected range stops below 19.3R1-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
CVSS
5.5MEDIUMjuniper
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-664CWE-532
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