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CVE-2025-52963

MEDIUMCVSS 6.8/10EPSS 0.14%

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CVE-2025-52963 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the User Interface (UI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, low-privileged attacker to bring down an interface, leading to a Denial-of-Service. Users with "view" permissions can run a specific request interface command which allows the user to shut down the interface. This issue affects Junos OS:  * All versions before 21.2R3-S9, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S11, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S7, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S7, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S4, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S5,   * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-S1, * from 24.4 before 24.4R1-S3, 24.4R2.. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the User Interface (UI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, low-privileged attacker to bring down an interface, leading to a Denial-of-Service. Users with "view" permissions can run a specific request interface command which allows the user to shut down the interface. This issue affects Junos OS:  * All versions before 21.2R3-S9, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S11, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S7, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S7, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S4, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S5,   * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-S1, * from 24.4 before 24.4R1-S3, 24.4R2.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS 4.0
6.8/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:X

EPSS Probability
0.14%

3.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
JuniperJunos< 21.2
JuniperJunos21.2
JuniperJunos21.4
JuniperJunos22.2
JuniperJunos22.4
JuniperJunos23.2
JuniperJunos23.4
JuniperJunos24.2
JuniperJunos24.4

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-52963?
An Improper Access Control vulnerability in the User Interface (UI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, low-privileged attacker to bring down an interface, leading to a Denial-of-Service. Users with "view" permissions can run a specific request interface command which allows the user to shut down the interface. This issue affects Junos OS:  * All versions before 21.2R3-S9, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S11, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S7, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S7, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S4, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S5,   * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-S1, * from 24.4 before 24.4R1-S3, 24.4R2.
How severe is CVE-2025-52963?
CVE-2025-52963 has a CVSS score of 6.8/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-52963?
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Source: NVD / NIST