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CVE-2026-101971

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 0.27%

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CVE-2026-101971 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in rpd, the routing protocol daemon, of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service and heap memory corruption via OSPFv3 messages on an enabled broadcast interface.. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in rpd, the routing protocol daemon, of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service and heap memory corruption via OSPFv3 messages on an enabled broadcast interface.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
6.5/10

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

CVSS 4.0
7.1/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability
0.27%

17.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
Juniper NetworksJunos OS< 23.2R2-S7.7; >= 23.4, < 23.4R2-S8.13; >= 24.2, < 24.2R2-S5.5; >= 24.4, < 24.4R2-S5; >= 25.2, < 25.2R2-S2; >= 25.4, < 25.4R1-S3; >= 26.2, < 26.2R1-S2
Juniper NetworksJunos OS Evolved< 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO; >= 23.4, < 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO; >= 24.2, < 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO; >= 24.4, < 24.4R2-S5-EVO; >= 25.2, < 25.2R2-S2-EVO; >= 25.4, < 25.4R1-S3-EVO; >= 26.2, < 26.2R1-S2-EVO; 23.4X100; >= 25.2X100, < 25.2X100-D35-EVO; >= 25.4X300, < 25.4X300-D40-EVO

References

Timeline

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Status
Awaiting Analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-101971?
An Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in rpd, the routing protocol daemon, of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service and heap memory corruption via OSPFv3 messages on an enabled broadcast interface.
How severe is CVE-2026-101971?
CVE-2026-101971 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-101971?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST