CVE-2026-101927: Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: An unprivileged local attacker causes denial of service or privilege escalation

Published Oct 14, 2026

Updated

A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in eventd of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved on all platforms allows an unprivileged local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) or achieve privilege escalation to root via crafted IPC event messages.

Affected Software

2 affected components

Juniper Networks Junos OS

Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

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Fixed in 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO
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Fixed in 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO
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Fixed in 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO
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Fixed in 24.4R2-S5-EVO
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Fixed in 25.2R2-S2-EVO
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Fixed in 25.2X100-D35-EVO
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Fixed in 25.4R1-S3-EVO
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Fixed in 25.4R2-EVO
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Fixed in 25.4X300-D40-EVO
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Fixed in 26.2R1-S2-EVO
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Fixed in 26.2R2-EVO
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Fixed in 26.4R1-EVO
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Fixed in 23.2R2-S7.7
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Fixed in 23.4R2-S8.13
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Fixed in 24.2R2-S5.5
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Fixed in 24.4R2-S5
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Fixed in 25.2R2-S2
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Fixed in 25.4R1-S3
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Fixed in 25.4R2
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Fixed in 26.2R1-S2
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Fixed in 26.2R2
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Fixed in 26.4R1

Event History

Oct 14, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·04:39 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·04:39 PM

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who can exploit this vulnerability?

An attacker needs unprivileged local access to a system running Junos OS or Junos OS Evolved. The issue is exploitable through crafted IPC event messages handled by eventd.

What could exploitation allow an attacker to do?

Successful exploitation can cause a denial of service or elevate an unprivileged local attacker to root privileges.

Is user interaction required for exploitation?

No. The provided vector indicates that no user interaction is required once the attacker has the necessary local access.