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CVE-2025-52989: Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Annotate configuration command can be used to change the configuration
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-07-11 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-140
Description
An Improper Neutralization of Delimiters vulnerability in the UI of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, authenticated attacker with high privileges to modify the system configuration. A user with limited configuration and commit permissions, using a specifically crafted annotate configuration command, can change any part of the device configuration. This issue affects: Junos OS: * all versions before 22.2R3-S7, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S7, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S4, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S4, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S1, * 24.4 versions before 24.4R1-S2, 24.4R2; Junos OS Evolved: * all versions before 22.4R3-S7-EVO, * 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S4-EVO, * 23.4-EVO versions before 23.4R2-S5-EVO, * 24.2-EVO versions before 24.2R2-S1-EVO * 24.4-EVO versions before 24.4R2-EVO.
Affected products
- Juniper Junos OS: before 22.2; 22.2, 22.2-r1, 22.2-r1-s1, 22.2-r1-s2, 22.2-r2, 22.2-r2-s1 (+46) — fixed in 22.2
- Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: before 22.4; 22.4, 22.4-r1, 22.4-r1-s1, 22.4-r1-s2, 22.4-r2, 22.4-r2-s1 (+33) — fixed in 22.4
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Juniper Junos OS 22.2; Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 22.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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