CVE-2018-0053: Juniper Networks Junos OS

vSRX Series: A local authentication vulnerability may lead to full control of a vSRX instance while the system is booting.

CVSS 6.8 MediumEPSS 0.0049 · 42nd percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: juniper) at 10 Oct 2018, 18:00 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
Juniper Networks	Junos OS	affected 15.1X49 to before 15.1X49-D30 custom

Identifiers

CVE-2018-0053

CNA

juniper

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
6.8	Medium	3.0	CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CNA (juniper)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.0049, the 42nd percentile, on 9 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 10 Oct 2018. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

References from the CNA

kb.juniper.net/JSA10887 confirm
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041854 vdb-entrysectrack

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