CVE-2021-0248

NFX Series: Hard-coded credentials allow an attacker to take control of any instance through administrative interfaces.

Published Apr 22, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 10 Critical EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
This issue is not applicable to NFX NextGen Software. On NFX Series devices the use of Hard-coded Credentials in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to take over any instance of an NFX deployment. This issue is only exploitable through administrative interfaces. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.1R1 on NFX Series. No other platforms besides NFX Series devices are affected.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 19.1R1, and all subsequent releases.


Vendor Workaround

There are no known workarounds for this issue. To reduce the risk of exploitation of this issue, use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the device's administrative interfaces to only trusted administrative networks, hosts and users.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-2867 This issue is not applicable to NFX NextGen Software. On NFX Series devices the use of Hard-coded Credentials in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to take over any instance of an NFX deployment. This issue is only exploitable through administrative interfaces. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.1R1 on NFX Series. No other platforms besides NFX Series devices are affected.
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History

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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
juniper
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 10:09 PM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 22, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:29 AM