CVE-2020-1637 Junos OS: SRX Series: Unified Access Control (UAC) bypass vulnerability
Attackers can bypass Unified Access Control policies on Juniper SRX devices to access restricted network resources when specific IP range configurations are used.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1637?
CVE-2020-1637 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 8 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Juniper Networks SRX Series device configured as a Junos OS Enforcer device may allow a user to access network resources that are not permitted by a UAC policy. This issue might occur when the IP address range configured in the Infranet Controller (IC) is configured as an IP address range instead of an IP address/netmask. See the Workaround section for more detail. The Junos OS Enforcer CLI settings are disabled by default. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series: 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D100; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D210; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2-S5, 17.3R3-S8; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3-S1; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S10; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S7, 18.2R3-S3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S7, 18.3R3-S2; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S6, 18.4R2-S4, 18.4R3-S1; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R2-S1, 19.1R3; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S3, 19.2R2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S1, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S1, 19.4R2.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1637?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1637?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1637 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2020-1637 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1637 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-v5h6-rmj4-6h5m.