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CVE-2024-39544 — Juniper Junos Os Evolved security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 5.1

An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the command line interface (CLI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows a low privileged local attacker to view NETCONF traceoptions files, representing an exposure of sensitive information. On all Junos OS Evolved platforms, when NETCONF traceoptions are configured, NETCONF traceoptions files get created with an incorrect group permission, which allows a low-privileged user can access sensitive information compromising the confidentiality of the system. Junos OS Evolved: * All versions before 20.4R3-S9-EVO, * 21.2-EVO before 21.2R3-S7-EVO, * 21.4-EVO before 21.4R3-S5-EVO, * 22.1-EVO before 22.1R3-S5-EVO, * 22.2-EVO before 22.2R3-S3-EVO, * 22.3-EVO before 22.3R3-EVO, 22.3R3-S2-EVO, * 22.4-EVO before 22.4R3-EVO, * 23.2-EVO before 23.2R1-S2-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.1 (4.0)
Published
2024-10-11
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-276

Affected products

  • juniper / junos_os_evolved
  • juniper / junos_os_evolved / 20.4

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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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