CVE-2025-52989

Published Jul 11, 2025

Last updated 3 days ago

Overview

Description
An Improper Neutralization of Delimiters vulnerability in the UI of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, authenticated attacker with high privileges to modify the system configuration. A user with limited configuration and commit permissions, using a specifically crafted annotate configuration command, can change any part of the device configuration. This issue affects:  Junos OS:  * all versions before 22.2R3-S7, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S7, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S4, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S4, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S1, * 24.4 versions before 24.4R1-S2, 24.4R2; Junos OS Evolved: * all versions before 22.4R3-S7-EVO, * 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S4-EVO, * 23.4-EVO versions before 23.4R2-S5-EVO,  * 24.2-EVO versions before 24.2R2-S1-EVO * 24.4-EVO versions before 24.4R2-EVO.
Source
sirt@juniper.net
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

Type
Secondary
Base score
6.8
Impact score
-
Exploitability score
-
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:X
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
5.1
Impact score
4.2
Exploitability score
0.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

sirt@juniper.net
CWE-140

Social media

Hype score
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References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.