CVE-2022-22162 Junos OS: A low privileged user can elevate their privileges to the ones of the highest privileged j-web user logged in
A low-privileged local user can elevate privileges to match a logged-in J-Web user, potentially compromising the network device.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-22162?
CVE-2022-22162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 19 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in the CLI of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to elevate these to the level of any other user logged in via J-Web at this time, potential leading to a full compromise of the device. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: All versions prior to 15.1R7-S11; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S6; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S9, 18.4R3-S10; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S3, 19.1R3-S7; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S8, 19.2R3-S4; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S4; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S6; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S1; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S1; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2-S1, 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R1-S1, 21.2R2.
Weakness: CWE-209
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22162?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22162?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22162 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-22162 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22162 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-7c49-mcqp-m9wp.