CVE-2026-102059

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in the phone-home daemon (phcd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved on EX Series, SRX Series, and QFX Series allows an adjacent unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via a rogue DHCP server.

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, 17:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-14 17:18

Updated : 2026-10-16 15:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-102059

Mitre link : CVE-2026-102059

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-102059

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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