CVE-2026-101967: Junos OS Evolved: PTX Series: An attacker controlled DHCP response causes root-level compromise when zero-touch provisioning is used

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.9% 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-78

Description

An OS Command Injection vulnerability in the bootzd zero-touch provisioning daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated attacker on the management LAN to execute commands as root via crafted DHCP response.

Affected products

Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: from 24.4 before 24.4R2-S5-EVO; from 25.2 before 25.2R2-S2-EVO; 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 — fixed in 24.4R2-S5-EVO, 25.2R2-S2-EVO, 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 24.4R2-S5-EVO, 25.2R2-S2-EVO, 25.2X100-D35-EVO, 25.4R1-S3-EVO. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112250

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