CVE-2026-102027: Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: A configured BGP neighbor causes rpd crash when multipath next-hops are processed

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-14 · updated 2026-10-16
Weakness: CWE-131

Description

An Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a configured eBGP neighbor to cause an rpd crash via BGP labeled-unicast UPDATEs when the affected multipath features are enabled.

Affected products

Juniper Junos OS: from 24.4 before 24.4R2-S5; from 25.2 before 25.2R2-S2; from 25.4 before 25.4R1-S3; from 26.2 before 26.2R1-S2 — fixed in 24.4R2-S5, 25.2R2-S2, 25.4R1-S3, 26.2R1-S2
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 Junos OS 24.4R2-S5, 25.2R2-S2, 25.4R1-S3, 26.2R1-S2; 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/JSA112187

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