Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: An attacker causes remote root command execution when BMP route monitoring is enabled
CVE-2026-33796
A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a configured external BGP neighbor to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via BMP route monitoring.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-121 ↗CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | 0 < 23.2R2-S7.7 (affected), 23.4 < 23.4R2-S8.13 (affected), 24.2 < 24.2R2-S5.5 (affected), 24.4 < 24.4R2-S5 (affected), 25.2 < 25.2R2-S2 (affected), 25.4 < 25.4R1-S3 (affected), 26.2 < 26.2R1-S2 (affected) |
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS Evolved | 0 < 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO (affected), 23.4 < 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO (affected), 24.2 < 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO (affected), 24.4 < 24.4R2-S5-EVO (affected), 25.2 < 25.2R2-S2-EVO (affected), 25.4 < 25.4R1-S3-EVO (affected), 26.2 < 26.2R1-S2-EVO (affected), 23.4X100 (affected), 25.2X100 < 25.2X100-D35-EVO (affected), 25.4X300 < 25.4X300-D40-EVO (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
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Threat Intelligence Signals
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Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Juniper Networks, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-03-23T19:46:13 |
| Published | 2026-10-14T16:59:22 |
| Patch Date | 2026-10-14 |
| Last Updated | 2026-10-14T19:05:06 |
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