CVE-2026-101956

An Improper Authentication vulnerability in the J-Web web management component of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary Junos commands with root privileges via the exposed J-Web web interface.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112188

Configurations

No configuration.

History

14 Oct 2026, 17:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-14 17:17

Updated : 2026-10-15 16:24

NVD link : CVE-2026-101956

Mitre link : CVE-2026-101956

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-101956

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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