CVE-2019-0070 Privilege escalation in Junos OS
A local attacker can exploit improper input validation in Junos OS NFX to elevate privileges and execute unauthorized commands, potentially taking full control of the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-0070?
CVE-2019-0070 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 9 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Improper Input Validation weakness allows a malicious local attacker to elevate their permissions to take control of other portions of the NFX platform they should not be able to access, and execute commands outside their authorized scope of control. This leads to the attacker being able to take control of the entire system. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 18.2R1 on NFX Series.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0070?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2019-0070?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0070 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-0070 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0070 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Junos
- CVE-2023-36845 Juniper Junos OS EX Series and SRX Series PHP External Variable Modification
- CVE-2020-1631 Juniper Junos OS Path Traversal
- CVE-2025-21590 Juniper Junos OS Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization
- CVE-2023-36851 Juniper Junos OS SRX Series Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2023-36844 Juniper Junos OS EX Series PHP External Variable Modification
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33hc-wv7x-jxjc.