CVE-2024-21615

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: A low-privileged user can access confidential information

MEDIUM

CVSS Score

Published: April 12, 2024 at 02:55 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:09 AM UTC

3 products affected across 2 vendorsJunosJunos OS EvolvedJunos OS Evolved

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Severity

MEDIUM5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to access confidential information on the system. On all Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms, when NETCONF traceoptions are configured, and a super-user performs specific actions via NETCONF, then a low-privileged user can access sensitive information compromising the confidentiality of the system. This issue affects: Junos OS: * all versions before 21.2R3-S7, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5, * from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3, * from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2. Junos OS Evolved: * all versions before 21.2R3-S7-EVO, * from 21.3 before 21.3R3-S5-EVO, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5-EVO, * from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5-EVO, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3-EVO, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2-EVO, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-EVO, * from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.

Affected

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

Junos OS Evolved · Juniper

95%

Affected range stops below 21.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Junos · Juniper Networks

95%

v < 21.2v < 21.2R3-S721.4 ≤ v < 21.4R3-S522.1 ≤ v < 22.1R3-S522.2 ≤ v < 22.2R3-S322.3 ≤ v < 22.3R3-S222.4 ≤ v < 22.4R323.2 ≤ v < 23.2R1-S221.2 21.2 r1 21.2 r1-s1 21.2 r1-s2 21.2 r2 21.2 r2-s1 21.2 r2-s2 21.2 r3 21.2 r3-s1 21.2 r3-s2 21.2 r3-s3 21.2 r3-s4 21.2 r3-s5 21.2 r3-s6 21.4 21.4 r1 21.4 r1-s1 21.4 r1-s2 21.4 r2 21.4 r2-s1 21.4 r2-s2 21.4 r3 21.4 r3-s1 21.4 r3-s2 21.4 r3-s3 21.4 r3-s4 22.1 22.1 r1 22.1 r1-s1 22.1 r1-s2 22.1 r2 22.1 r2-s1 22.1 r2-s2 22.1 r3 22.1 r3-s1 22.1 r3-s2 22.1 r3-s3 22.1 r3-s4 22.2 22.2 r1 22.2 r1-s1 22.2 r1-s2 22.2 r2 22.2 r2-s1 22.2 r2-s2 22.2 r3 22.2 r3-s1 22.2 r3-s2 22.3 22.3 r1 22.3 r1-s1 22.3 r1-s2 22.3 r2 22.3 r2-s1 22.3 r2-s2 22.3 r3 22.3 r3-s1 22.4 22.4 r1 22.4 r1-s1 22.4 r1-s2 22.4 r2 22.4 r2-s1 22.4 r2-s2 23.2 23.2 r1 23.2 r1-s1

Affected range stops below 21.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 21.2R3-S7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 21.4R3-S5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.1R3-S5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.2R3-S3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.3R3-S2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.4R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 23.2R1-S2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Junos OS Evolved · Juniper Networks

60%

v < 21.2R3-S7-EVO21.3-EVO ≤ v < 21.3R3-S5-EVO21.4-EVO ≤ v < 21.4R3-S5-EVO22.1-EVO ≤ v < 22.1R3-S5-EVO22.2-EVO ≤ v < 22.2R3-S3-EVO22.3-EVO ≤ v < 22.3R3-S2-EVO22.4-EVO ≤ v < 22.4R3-EVO23.2-EVO ≤ v < 23.2R1-S221.3-EVO 21.4-EVO 22.1-EVO 22.2-EVO 22.3-EVO 22.4-EVO 23.2-EVO

Affected range stops below 21.2R3-S7-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 21.3R3-S5-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 21.4R3-S5-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.1R3-S5-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.2R3-S3-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.3R3-S2-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.4R3-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 23.2R1-S2, 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://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA75756

References (2)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA75756

Technical DescriptionIssue Tracking

Source: [email protected]

https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5MEDIUMjuniper

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

Vector?

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StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-276

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