CVE-2026-101978
Junos OS Evolved: PTX Series: An attacker controlled gRPC response causes root-level compromise when zero-touch provisioning is used
Juniper Networks Junos OS EvolvedNetwork & edge
CVSS
8.8HighExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)3.92%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
What fixes it
- 24.4R2-S5-EVOJunos OS EvolvedCVE List
- 25.2R2-S2-EVOJunos OS EvolvedCVE List
- 25.4R1-S3-EVOJunos OS EvolvedCVE List
- 26.2R1-S2-EVOJunos OS EvolvedCVE List
- 25.2X100-D35-EVOJunos OS EvolvedCVE List
- 25.4X300-D40-EVOJunos OS EvolvedCVE List
A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.
Description
An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the bootzd zero-touch provisioning daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series allows an unauthenticated attacker on the management LAN to execute commands as root via a crafted gRPC response.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 7
- Junos OS Evolvedaffected: 24.4 before 24.4R2-S5-EVOCVE List
- Junos OS Evolvedaffected: 25.2 before 25.2R2-S2-EVOCVE List
- Junos OS Evolvedaffected: 25.4 before 25.4R1-S3-EVOCVE List
- Junos OS Evolvedaffected: 26.2 before 26.2R1-S2-EVOCVE List
- Junos OS Evolvedaffected: 23.4X100CVE List
- Junos OS Evolvedaffected: 25.2X100 before 25.2X100-D35-EVOCVE List
- Junos OS Evolvedaffected: 25.4X300 before 25.4X300-D40-EVOCVE List