CVE-2024-39537: Junos OS Evolved: ACX7000 Series: Ports which have been inadvertently exposed can be reached over the network

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 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: 2024-07-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-923

Description

An Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a limited information disclosure and availability impact to the device. Due to a wrong initialization, specific processes which should only be able to communicate internally within the device can be reached over the network via open ports. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series: * All versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO, * 22.2-EVO versions before 22.2R3-S4-EVO, * 22.3-EVO versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO, * 22.4-EVO versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO, * 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-EVO, * 23.4-EVO versions before 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO.

Affected products

Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: before 21.4; 21.4, 21.4-r1, 21.4-r1-s1, 21.4-r1-s2, 21.4-r2, 21.4-r2-s1 (+45) — fixed in 21.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 21.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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