CVE-2024-39527 Junos OS: SRX Series: Low privileged user able to access sensitive information on file system

Medium 6.8 Published 11 Oct 2024 Updated 11 Oct 2024

A low-privileged local user can access protected files on the file system via crafted CLI commands, exposing sensitive information.

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-2024-39527?

CVE-2024-39527 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 11 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the command-line interface (CLI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series devices allows a local, low-privileged user with access to the Junos CLI to view the contents of protected files on the file system.

Through the execution of crafted CLI commands, a user with limited permissions (e.g., a low privilege login class user) can access protected files that should not be accessible to the user. These files may contain sensitive information that can be used to cause further impact to the system.

This issue affects Junos OS on SRX Series:

* All versions before 21.4R3-S8, * 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5, * 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4, * 22.4 before 22.4R3-S4, * 23.2 before 23.2R2-S2, * 23.4 before 23.4R2.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39527?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Juniper Junos.

How do I fix CVE-2024-39527?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39527 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-39527 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39527 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5r8c-mmhr-j4hp.