CVE-2026-102061

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the phone-home daemon (phcd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an adjacent unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code as root via a crafted DHCP SZTP bootstrap message. This issue only affects platforms that support Secure-ZTP.

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-2026-102061

Mitre link : CVE-2026-102061

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-102061

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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