CVE-2025-59980

Junos OS: When a user with the name ftp or anonymous is configured unauthenticated filesystem access is allowed

Published Oct 9, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

in the FTP server of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to get limited read-write access to files on the device.
When the FTP server is enabled and a user named "ftp" or "anonymous" is configured, that user can login without providing the configured password and then has read-write access to their home directory.

This issue affects Junos OS: 



* all versions before 22.4R3-S8,
* 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3,
* 23.4 versions before 23.4R2.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 22.4R3-S8, 23.2R2-S3, 23.4R2, 24.2R1, and all subsequent releases.


Vendor Workaround

Choosing another name for the user "ftp" or "anonymous" will prevent exploitation of this issue.

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Juniper
Juniper junos
Vendors & Products Juniper
Juniper junos
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness in the FTP server of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to get limited read-write access to files on the device. When the FTP server is enabled and a user named "ftp" or "anonymous" is configured, that user can login without providing the configured password and then has read-write access to their home directory. This issue affects Junos OS:  * all versions before 22.4R3-S8, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2.
Title Junos OS: When a user with the name ftp or anonymous is configured unauthenticated filesystem access is allowed
Weaknesses CWE-305
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
juniper
Published
Updated
Oct 10, 2025, 2:41 PM
Reserved
Sep 23, 2025, 6:19 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 9, 2025, 5:15 PM
Modified
Oct 8, 2026, 1:10 PM