Junos OS vulnerability

A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the SVR component of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated network attacker to cause a denial of service and potentially compromise confidentiality and integrity via malformed IPv4 packets reaching an interface configured for Secure Vector Routing.

Published 14 Oct 2026Updated 17 Oct 20261 sources
CVSS 9.3

What happened

A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the SVR component of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated network attacker to cause a denial of service and potentially compromise confidentiality and integrity via malformed IPv4 packets reaching an interface configured for Secure Vector Routing.

Affected versions

Junos OS: before 23.2R2-S7.7 (custom); 23.4 through before 23.4R2-S8.13 (custom); 24.2 through before 24.2R2-S5.5 (custom); 24.4 through before 24.4R2-S5 (custom); 25.2 through before 25.2R2-S2 (custom); 25.4 through before 25.4R1-S3 (custom); 26.2 through before 26.2R1-S2 (custom) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

Public PoC references

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