01 Record
CVE-2018-0024
Junos OS: A privilege escalation vulnerability exists where authenticated users with shell access can become root
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: juniper
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Junos OS: A privilege escalation vulnerability exists where authenticated users with shell access can become root
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 31.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-07-11 18:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-16 16:28Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-11-16
- Assigning CNA
- juniper
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b2c11928d88c18ec8079309b18ddf2c674d4c123c8d431e4f68a311a77c99332
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Juniper NetworksJunos OS12.1X46 to < 12.1X46-D45, 12.3X48 to < 12.3X48-D20, 15.1X49 to < 15.1X49-D20, 12.3 to < 12.3R11, 14.1X53 to < 14.1X53-D30SRX Series, EX Series, EX2200/VC, EX3200, EX3300/VC, EX4200, EX4300, EX4550/VC, EX4600, EX6200, EX8200/VC (XRE), QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100
06 References
- www.securitytracker.com1041314http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041314
- kb.juniper.nethttps://kb.juniper.net/JSA10857
- www.securityfocus.com104718http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104718
07 Remediation
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS 12.1X46-D45, 12.3X48-D20, 12.3R11, 14.1X53-D30, 15.1X49-D20 and all subsequent releases.