Junos OS: After removing ssh public key authentication root can still log in
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | unaffected |
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| Juniper Networks | Junos Os | — |
Vendor Solution
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 22.2R3-S7, 22.4R3-S5, 23.2R2-S3, 23.4R2-S3, 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2, 24.4R1, and all subsequent releases.
Vendor Workaround
To prevent this issue from being ocuring, public key authentication for root can be explicitly disabled with: [ system root-authentication no-public-keys ]
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-21147 | A UI Discrepancy for Security Feature vulnerability in the UI of Juniper Networks Junos OS on VM Host systems allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to access the device. On VM Host Routing Engines (RE), even if the configured public key for root has been removed, remote users which are in possession of the corresponding private key can still log in as root. This issue affects Junos OS: * all versions before 22.2R3-S7, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S5, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S3, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2. |
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.683% probability within 30 days)
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Juniper
Juniper junos |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:24.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Juniper junos |
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| Description | A UI Discrepancy for Security Feature vulnerability in the UI of Juniper Networks Junos OS on VM Host systems allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to access the device. On VM Host Routing Engines (RE), even if the configured public key for root has been removed, remote users which are in possession of the corresponding private key can still log in as root. This issue affects Junos OS: * all versions before 22.2R3-S7, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S5, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S3, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2. | |
| Title | Junos OS: After removing ssh public key authentication root can still log in | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-446 | |
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