01 Record

CVE-2018-0052

Junos OS: Unauthenticated remote root access possible when RSH service is enabled

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: juniper

CNA base score7.2 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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02 Description

Junos OS: Unauthenticated remote root access possible when RSH service is enabled

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: 4.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 91.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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

2018-10-10 18:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-16 20:52Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2017-11-16

Assigning CNA

juniper

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.2)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

591898c8077143bcdda9566c79a59411eb49b472cd38df5b2d3423ee8568f2f8

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

Juniper NetworksJunos OS12.1X46 to < 12.1X46-D77, 12.3X48 to < 12.3X48-D75, 15.1X49 to < 15.1X49-D131, 15.1X49-D140, 12.3 to < 12.3R12-S10, 15.1 to < 15.1R4-S9, 15.1R6-S6, 15.1R7, 16.1 to < 16.1R3-S9, 16.1R4-S9, 16.1R5-S4, 16.1R6-S4, 16.1R7, 16.2 to < 16.2R2-S5, 17.1 to < 17.1R1-S7, 17.1R2-S7, 17.1R3, 17.2 to < 17.2R1-S6, 17.2R2-S4, 17.2R3, 17.2X75 to < 17.2X75-D110, 17.2X75-D91, 17.3 to < 17.3R1-S4, 17.3R2-S2, 17.3R3, 17.4 to < 17.4R1-S3, 17.4R2, 18.2X75 to < 18.2X75-D5, 14.1X53 to < 14.1X53-D47, 15.1X53 to < 15.1X53-D59, 15.1X53 to < 15.1X53-D67, 15.1X53 to < 15.1X53-D233, 15.1X53 to < 15.1X53-D471, 15.1X53-D490SRX Series, QFX/EX Series, EX2300/EX3400 Series, QFX10K Series, QFX5200/QFX5110 Series, NFX Series

06 References

www.securitytracker.com1041853http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041853vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
kb.juniper.nethttps://kb.juniper.net/JSA10886x_refsource_CONFIRM

07 Remediation

This CLI option has been removed from the fixed Junos releases. The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 12.1X46-D77, 12.3R12-S10, 12.3X48-D75, 14.1X53-D47, 15.1R4-S9, 15.1R6-S6, 15.1R7, 15.1X49-D131, 15.1X49-D140, 15.1X53-D233, 15.1X53-D471, 15.1X53-D490, 15.1X53-D59, 15.1X53-D67, 16.1R3-S9, 16.1R4-S9, 16.1R5-S4, 16.1R6-S4, 16.1R7, 16.2R2-S5, 17.1R1-S7, 17.1R2-S7, 17.1R3, 17.2R1-S6, 17.2R2-S4, 17.2R3, 17.2X75-D110, 17.2X75-D91, 17.3R1-S4, 17.3R2-S2, 17.3R3, 17.4R1-S3, 17.4R2, 18.1R1, 18.2R1, 18.2X75-D5, and all subsequent releases.