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CVE-2026-101991

MEDIUM 5.3

Published 2026-10-14 · Last modified 2026-10-14

An Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a configured BGP-LS peer to cause heap data disclosure via a malformed UPDATE sent over a session with the traffic-engineering address family enabled.

NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 8th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

5.3CVSS 4.0 · MEDIUM

  • ConfidentialityLow
  • IntegrityNone
  • AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

  • ⚠Access: Must sit on the same / adjacent network
  • ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
  • ✓Requirements: No special attack requirements

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

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Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-101991/poc.json

Affected

Vendors Juniper Networks

Products Junos Os Junos Os Evolved

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-130: Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

All CVSS metrics

  • LOW 3.1 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • MEDIUM 5.3 v4.0 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • MEDIUM 5.3 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
  • LOW 3.1 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS