CVE-2021-31372: Junos OS: J-Web allows a locally authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges to root.

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-10-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a locally authenticated J-Web attacker to escalate their privileges to root over the target device. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS All versions prior to 18.3R3-S5; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R3-S9; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S6; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S5; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S1; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S2; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S1; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2, 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R1-S1, 21.2R2;

Affected products

Juniper Junos OS: through 18.2; 18.3, 18.3-r1, 18.3-r1-s1, 18.3-r1-s2, 18.3-r1-s3, 18.3-r1-s4 (+125)

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