CVE-2026-101966: Junos OS Evolved: A crafted analytics sensor resource causes telemetry dial-out daemon denial of service

Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-14 · updated 2026-10-15
Weakness: CWE-134

Description

A Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in the jti-dialoutd of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an authenticated network attacker to cause persistent telemetry dial-out denial of service via a crafted analytics sensor resource submitted through gNMI listener.

Affected products

Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: from 25.4 before 25.4R1-S3-EVO; from 26.2 before 26.2R1-S2-EVO; from 25.2X100 before 25.2X100-D35-EVO; from 25.4X300 before 25.4X300-D40-EVO; 23.4X100 — fixed in 25.2X100-D35-EVO, 25.4R1-S3-EVO, 25.4X300-D40-EVO, 26.2R1-S2-EVO

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 25.2X100-D35-EVO, 25.4R1-S3-EVO, 25.4X300-D40-EVO, 26.2R1-S2-EVO. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112250

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