CVE-2025-11198

Security Director Policy Enforcer: An unrestricted API allows a network-based unauthenticated attacker to deploy malicious vSRX images to VMWare NSX Server

Published Oct 9, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Juniper Networks Security Director Policy Enforcer allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to replace legitimate vSRX images with malicious ones.



If a trusted user initiates deployment, Security Director Policy Enforcer will deliver the attacker's uploaded image to VMware NSX instead of a legitimate one.





This issue affects Security Director Policy Enforcer:  



* All versions before 23.1R1 Hotpatch v3.


This issue does not affect Junos Space Security Director Insights.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Security Director Policy Enforcer 23.1 Hotpatch v3, 24.1R4, and all subsequent releases. Additionally, Juniper SIRT suggests action taken to rotate secrets across all devices after upgrading.


Vendor Workaround

There are no known workarounds for this issue. To reduce the risk of exploitation, enable access control lists (ACLs) and other filtering mechanisms to limit access to the device only from trusted users, hosts and networks.

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Juniper security Director Policy Enforcer
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:juniper:security_director_policy_enforcer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:juniper:security_director_policy_enforcer:23.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:juniper:security_director_policy_enforcer:23.1:r1_hotpatch_v1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:juniper:security_director_policy_enforcer:23.1:r1_hotpatch_v2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Juniper security Director Policy Enforcer
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Juniper
Juniper junos
Juniper space Security Director
Vendors & Products Juniper
Juniper junos
Juniper space Security Director
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Juniper Networks Security Director Policy Enforcer allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to replace legitimate vSRX images with malicious ones. If a trusted user initiates deployment, Security Director Policy Enforcer will deliver the attacker's uploaded image to VMware NSX instead of a legitimate one. This issue affects Security Director Policy Enforcer:   * All versions before 23.1R1 Hotpatch v3. This issue does not affect Junos Space Security Director Insights.
Title Security Director Policy Enforcer: An unrestricted API allows a network-based unauthenticated attacker to deploy malicious vSRX images to VMWare NSX Server
Weaknesses CWE-306
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Red'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
juniper
Published
Updated
Oct 9, 2025, 7:49 PM
Reserved
Sep 30, 2025, 7:04 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 9, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Oct 8, 2026, 1:10 PM