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CVE-2024-21615 — Juniper Junos security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 5.1

An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to access confidential information on the system. On all Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms, when NETCONF traceoptions are configured, and a super-user performs specific actions via NETCONF, then a low-privileged user can access sensitive information compromising the confidentiality of the system. This issue affects: Junos OS: * all versions before 21.2R3-S7, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5, * from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3, * from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2. Junos OS Evolved: * all versions before 21.2R3-S7-EVO, * from 21.3 before 21.3R3-S5-EVO, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5-EVO, * from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5-EVO, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3-EVO, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2-EVO, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-EVO, * from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.1 (4.0)
Published
2024-04-12
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-276

Affected products

  • juniper / junos
  • juniper / junos / 21.2

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Matched remediation archetype

Privilege escalation and unsafe privilege management

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Check exposure

  • Map service accounts, operating-system identities, roles, capabilities, impersonation, set-user transitions, and administrative helper paths.
  • Determine whether untrusted users or lower-privilege processes can reach the affected transition or modify inputs it trusts.
  • Review file, socket, registry, device, job, container, and cloud-role permissions used before and after privilege changes.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and redesign privileged operations as a minimal, authenticated, allowlisted interface.
  • Drop privileges before processing untrusted input, verify the drop succeeds, and remove unnecessary roles, capabilities, and write permissions.
  • Validate ownership and permissions at time of use and add explicit lower-to-higher privilege boundary tests.

Authoritative sources

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