CVE-2024-21615 Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: A low-privileged user can access confidential information
A low-privileged local user can access confidential system information when NETCONF traceoptions are enabled, compromising confidentiality.
- 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-2024-21615?
CVE-2024-21615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 12 Apr 2024. 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
An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to access confidential information on the system.
On all Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms, when NETCONF traceoptions are configured, and a super-user performs specific actions via NETCONF, then a low-privileged user can access sensitive information compromising the confidentiality of the system. This issue affects:
Junos OS:
* all versions before 21.2R3-S7,
* from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5,
* from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5,
* from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3,
* from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2,
* from 22.4 before 22.4R3,
* from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.
Junos OS Evolved:
* all versions before 21.2R3-S7-EVO,
* from 21.3 before 21.3R3-S5-EVO,
* from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5-EVO,
* from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5-EVO,
* from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3-EVO,
* from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2-EVO,
* from 22.4 before 22.4R3-EVO,
* from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21615?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Juniper Junos, Juniper Junos Os Evolved.
How do I fix CVE-2024-21615?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21615 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-21615 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21615 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-fhrq-x65x-r754.