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CVE-2025-21589

CRITICAL
9.3CVSS
Published: 2026-01-27
Updated: 2026-01-29
AI Analysis

Description

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router may allows a network-based attacker to bypass authentication and take administrative control of the device. This issue affects Session Smart Router:  * from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17,  * from 6.0 before 6.0.8 (affected from 6.0.8), * from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts,  * from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts,  * from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2;  This issue affects Session Smart Conductor:  * from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17,  * from 6.0 before 6.0.8 (affected from 6.0.8), * from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts,  * from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts,  * from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2;  This issue affects WAN Assurance Managed Routers:  * from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17,  * from 6.0 before 6.0.8 (affected from 6.0.8), * from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts,  * from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts,  * from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Confidentiality
undefined
Integrity
undefined
Availability
undefined
Weaknesses
CWE-288

Metadata

Primary Vendor
JUNIPER
Published
1/27/2026
Last Modified
1/29/2026
Source
NIST NVD
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Affected Products

Juniper : Awaiting Analysis

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