CVE-2024-2973

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router or conductor running with a redundant peer allows a network based attacker to bypass authentication and take full control of the device. Only routers or conductors that are running in high-availability redundant configurations are affected by this vulnerability.

No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.

This issue affects:

Session Smart Router: 

* All versions before 5.6.15,  * from 6.0 before 6.1.9-lts,  * from 6.2 before 6.2.5-sts.

Session Smart Conductor: 

* All versions before 5.6.15,  * from 6.0 before 6.1.9-lts,  * from 6.2 before 6.2.5-sts. 

WAN Assurance Router: 

* 6.0 versions before 6.1.9-lts,  * 6.2 versions before 6.2.5-sts.