CVE-2024-21615: Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: A low-privileged user can access confidential information

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-276

Description

An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to access confidential information on the system. On all Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms, when NETCONF traceoptions are configured, and a super-user performs specific actions via NETCONF, then a low-privileged user can access sensitive information compromising the confidentiality of the system. This issue affects: Junos OS: * all versions before 21.2R3-S7, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5, * from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3, * from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2. Junos OS Evolved: * all versions before 21.2R3-S7-EVO, * from 21.3 before 21.3R3-S5-EVO, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5-EVO, * from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5-EVO, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3-EVO, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2-EVO, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-EVO, * from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.

Affected products

Juniper Junos OS: before 21.2; 21.2, 21.2-r1, 21.2-r1-s1, 21.2-r1-s2, 21.2-r2, 21.2-r2-s1 (+61) — fixed in 21.2
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: before 21.2; 21.2, 21.2-r1, 21.2-r1-s1, 21.2-r1-s2, 21.2-r2, 21.2-r2-s1 (+71) — fixed in 21.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Juniper Junos OS 21.2; Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 21.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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