CVE-2025-52985

Junos OS Evolved: When a control-plane firewall filter refers to a prefix-list with more than 10 entries it's not matching

Published Jul 11, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A Use of Incorrect Operator

vulnerability in the Routing Engine firewall of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to bypass security restrictions.

When a firewall filter which is applied to the lo0 or re:mgmt interface references a prefix list with 'from prefix-list', and that prefix list contains more than 10 entries, the prefix list doesn't match and packets destined to or from the local device are not filtered.


This issue affects firewall filters applied to the re:mgmt interfaces as input and output, but only affects firewall filters applied to the lo0 interface as output.
This issue is applicable to IPv4 and IPv6 as a prefix list can contain IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes.
This issue affects Junos OS Evolved:

* 23.2R2-S3-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S4-EVO,
* 23.4R2-S3-EVO versions before 23.4R2-S5-EVO,
* 24.2R2-EVO versions before 24.2R2-S1-EVO,
* 24.4-EVO versions before 24.4R1-S3-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO.


This issue doesn't affect Junos OS Evolved versions before 23.2R1-EVO.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 23.2R2-S4-EVO, 23.4R2-S5-EVO, 24.2R2-S1-EVO, 24.4R1-S3-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO, 25.2R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.


Vendor Workaround

A workaround for this issue is to refer to the prefix list either with the 'source-prefix-list' or the 'destination-prefix-list' match condition ('from').

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-21145 A Use of Incorrect Operator vulnerability in the Routing Engine firewall of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to bypass security restrictions. When a firewall filter which is applied to the lo0 or re:mgmt interface references a prefix list with 'from prefix-list', and that prefix list contains more than 10 entries, the prefix list doesn't match and packets destined to or from the local device are not filtered. This issue affects firewall filters applied to the re:mgmt interfaces as input and output, but only affects firewall filters applied to the lo0 interface as output. This issue is applicable to IPv4 and IPv6 as a prefix list can contain IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved: * 23.2R2-S3-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S4-EVO, * 23.4R2-S3-EVO versions before 23.4R2-S5-EVO, * 24.2R2-EVO versions before 24.2R2-S1-EVO, * 24.4-EVO versions before 24.4R1-S3-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO. This issue doesn't affect Junos OS Evolved versions before 23.2R1-EVO.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Juniper
Juniper junos Os Evolved
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.2:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:23.4:r2-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:24.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:24.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:24.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:24.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:24.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Juniper
Juniper junos Os Evolved
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A Use of Incorrect Operator vulnerability in the Routing Engine firewall of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to bypass security restrictions. When a firewall filter which is applied to the lo0 or re:mgmt interface references a prefix list with 'from prefix-list', and that prefix list contains more than 10 entries, the prefix list doesn't match and packets destined to or from the local device are not filtered. This issue affects firewall filters applied to the re:mgmt interfaces as input and output, but only affects firewall filters applied to the lo0 interface as output. This issue is applicable to IPv4 and IPv6 as a prefix list can contain IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved: * 23.2R2-S3-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S4-EVO, * 23.4R2-S3-EVO versions before 23.4R2-S5-EVO, * 24.2R2-EVO versions before 24.2R2-S1-EVO, * 24.4-EVO versions before 24.4R1-S3-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO. This issue doesn't not affect Junos OS Evolved versions before 23.2R1-EVO. A Use of Incorrect Operator vulnerability in the Routing Engine firewall of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to bypass security restrictions. When a firewall filter which is applied to the lo0 or re:mgmt interface references a prefix list with 'from prefix-list', and that prefix list contains more than 10 entries, the prefix list doesn't match and packets destined to or from the local device are not filtered. This issue affects firewall filters applied to the re:mgmt interfaces as input and output, but only affects firewall filters applied to the lo0 interface as output. This issue is applicable to IPv4 and IPv6 as a prefix list can contain IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved: * 23.2R2-S3-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S4-EVO, * 23.4R2-S3-EVO versions before 23.4R2-S5-EVO, * 24.2R2-EVO versions before 24.2R2-S1-EVO, * 24.4-EVO versions before 24.4R1-S3-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO. This issue doesn't affect Junos OS Evolved versions before 23.2R1-EVO.
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00029}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A Use of Incorrect Operator vulnerability in the Routing Engine firewall of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to bypass security restrictions. When a firewall filter which is applied to the lo0 or re:mgmt interface references a prefix list with 'from prefix-list', and that prefix list contains more than 10 entries, the prefix list doesn't match and packets destined to or from the local device are not filtered. This issue affects firewall filters applied to the re:mgmt interfaces as input and output, but only affects firewall filters applied to the lo0 interface as output. This issue is applicable to IPv4 and IPv6 as a prefix list can contain IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved: * 23.2R2-S3-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S4-EVO, * 23.4R2-S3-EVO versions before 23.4R2-S5-EVO, * 24.2R2-EVO versions before 24.2R2-S1-EVO, * 24.4-EVO versions before 24.4R1-S3-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO. This issue doesn't not affect Junos OS Evolved versions before 23.2R1-EVO.
Title Junos OS Evolved: When a control-plane firewall filter refers to a prefix-list with more than 10 entries it's not matching
Weaknesses CWE-480
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
juniper
Published
Updated
Jul 18, 2025, 7:16 AM
Reserved
Jun 23, 2025, 6:23 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 11, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:37 AM