CVE-2018-0053

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the initial boot sequence of Juniper Networks Junos OS on vSRX Series may allow an attacker to gain full control of the system without authentication when the system is initially booted up. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D30 on vSRX.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-287

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 10, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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