CVE-2025-52963

Junos OS: A low-privileged user can disable an interface

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: July 11, 2025 at 03:06 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:37 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorJunos

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the User Interface (UI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, low-privileged attacker to bring down an interface, leading to a Denial-of-Service. Users with "view" permissions can run a specific request interface command which allows the user to shut down the interface. This issue affects Junos OS: * All versions before 21.2R3-S9, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S11, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S7, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S7, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S4, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S5, * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-S1, * from 24.4 before 24.4R1-S3, 24.4R2.

Affected

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

Junos · Juniper Networks

95%

v < 21.2v < 21.2R3-S921.4 ≤ v < 21.4R3-S1122.2 ≤ v < 22.2R3-S722.4 ≤ v < 22.4R3-S723.2 ≤ v < 23.2R2-S423.4 ≤ v < 23.4R2-S524.2 ≤ v < 24.2R2-S124.4 ≤ v < 24.4R1-S3, 24.4R221.2 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 21.2 r3-s7 21.2 r3-s8 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-s10 21.4 r3-s2 21.4 r3-s3 21.4 r3-s4 21.4 r3-s5 21.4 r3-s6 21.4 r3-s7 21.4 r3-s8 21.4 r3-s9 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 22.2 r3-s3 22.2 r3-s4 22.2 r3-s5 22.2 r3-s6 22.4 22.4 r1 22.4 r1-s1 22.4 r1-s2 22.4 r2 22.4 r2-s1 22.4 r2-s2 22.4 r3 22.4 r3-s1 22.4 r3-s2 22.4 r3-s3 22.4 r3-s4 22.4 r3-s5 22.4 r3-s6 23.2 23.2 r1 23.2 r1-s1 23.2 r1-s2 23.2 r2 23.2 r2-s1 23.2 r2-s2 23.2 r2-s3 23.4 23.4 r1 23.4 r1-s1 23.4 r1-s2 23.4 r2 23.4 r2-s1 23.4 r2-s2 23.4 r2-s3 23.4 r2-s4 24.2 24.2 r1 24.2 r1-s1 24.2 r1-s2 24.2 r2 24.4 24.4 r1 24.4 r1-s2 24.4 r2

Affected range stops below 21.2R3-S9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 21.4R3-S11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.2R3-S7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.4R3-S7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 23.2R2-S4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 23.4R2-S5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 24.2R2-S1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 24.4R1-S3, 24.4R2, 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/JSA100078

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA100078

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMjuniper

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

Vector?

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StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-284

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