CVE-2026-101981

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent LDP peer to cause an rpd crash or execute arbitrary code via a malformed LDP Label Mapping message.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_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/JSA112187

Configurations

No configuration.

History

14 Oct 2026, 18:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-14 18:17

Updated : 2026-10-16 15:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-101981

Mitre link : CVE-2026-101981

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-101981

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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