CVE-2022-22156 Junos OS: Certificate validation is skipped when fetching system scripts from a HTTPS URL
Attackers can perform Person-in-the-Middle attacks to compromise device integrity and confidentiality when administrators fetch system scripts from HTTPS URLs without proper certificate validation.
- 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-2022-22156?
CVE-2022-22156 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 19 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Improper Certificate Validation weakness in the Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to perform Person-in-the-Middle (PitM) attacks when a system script is fetched from a remote source at a specified HTTPS URL, which may compromise the integrity and confidentiality of the device. The following command can be executed by an administrator via the CLI to refresh a script from a remote location, which is affected from this vulnerability: >request system scripts refresh-from (commit | event | extension-service | op | snmp) file filename url <https-url> This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS All versions prior to 18.4R2-S9, 18.4R3-S9; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S3, 19.1R3-S7; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S4; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S7; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R2-S1, 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22156?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22156?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-22156 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22156 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-74x6-4m9v-24wj.