CVE-2021-0232

Paragon Active Assurance: Authentication bypass vulnerability in Control Center

HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: April 22, 2021 at 07:37 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:29 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraParagon Active Assurance Control CenterParagon Active Assurance

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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Juniper Networks Paragon Active Assurance Control Center may allow an attacker with specific information about the deployment to mimic an already registered Test Agent and access its configuration including associated inventory details. If the issue occurs, the affected Test Agent will not be able to connect to the Control Center. This issue affects Juniper Networks Paragon Active Assurance Control Center All versions prior to 2.35.6; 2.36 versions prior to 2.36.2.

Affected

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

v < 2.35.62.36 ≤ v < 2.36.2
Affected range stops below 2.35.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.36.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.35.62.36 ≤ v < 2.36.22.36
Affected range stops below 2.35.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.36.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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

CVSS

7.4HIGHjuniper
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-290

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