CVE-2025-52984

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: When a static route points to a reject next-hop and a gNMI query for this route is processed, RPD crashes

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS Score

Published: July 11, 2025 at 03:09 PM UTC

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

3 products affected across 2 vendorsJunosJunos OS EvolvedJunos OS Evolved

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Severity

MEDIUM5.9

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause impact to the availability of the device. When static route points to a reject next hop and a gNMI query is processed for that static route, rpd crashes and restarts. This issue affects: Junos OS: * all versions before 21.2R3-S9, * 21.4 versions before 21.4R3-S10, * 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S6, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S6, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S4, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2; Junos OS Evolved: * all versions before 22.4R3-S7-EVO, * 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S3-EVO, * 23.4-EVO versions before 23.4R2-S4-EVO, * 24.2-EVO versions before 24.2R2-EVO.

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-S1022.2 ≤ v < 22.2R3-S622.4 ≤ v < 22.4R3-S623.2 ≤ v < 23.2R2-S323.4 ≤ v < 23.4R2-S424.2 ≤ v < 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R221.2 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 22.4 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 23.2 23.2 r1 23.2 r1-s1 23.2 r1-s2 23.2 r2 23.2 r2-s1 23.2 r2-s2 23.4 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 24.2 24.2 r1 24.2 r1-s1 24.2 r2

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

Affected range stops below 21.4R3-S10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.2R3-S6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.4R3-S6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 23.2R2-S3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 23.4R2-S4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Junos OS Evolved · Juniper Networks

60%

v < 22.4R3-S7-EVO23.2-EVO ≤ v < 23.2R2-S3-EVO23.4-EVO ≤ v < 23.4R2-S4-EVO24.2-EVO ≤ v < 24.2R2-EVO23.2-EVO 23.4-EVO 24.2-EVO

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

Affected range stops below 23.2R2-S3-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 23.4R2-S4-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 24.2R2-EVO, 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/JSA100090

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA100090

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.9MEDIUMjuniper

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

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CWE

CWE-476

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