CVE-2019-0073: Junos OS: PKI key pairs are exported with insecure file permissions

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-10-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-732

Description

The PKI keys exported using the command "run request security pki key-pair export" on Junos OS may have insecure file permissions. This may allow another user on the Junos OS device with shell access to read them. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D180; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S7; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S8, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S8; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2.

Affected products

Juniper Junos OS: 15.1x49, 15.1x49-d10, 15.1x49-d100, 15.1x49-d110, 15.1x49-d120, 15.1x49-d130 (+70)

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