CVE-2024-39544 Junos OS Evolved: Low privileged local user able to view NETCONF traceoptions files
A low-privileged local user can view sensitive NETCONF traceoptions files due to incorrect default permissions, compromising system 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-2024-39544?
CVE-2024-39544 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos Os Evolved, published on 11 Oct 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 the command line interface (CLI) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows a low privileged local attacker to view NETCONF traceoptions files, representing an exposure of sensitive information.
On all Junos OS Evolved platforms, when NETCONF traceoptions are configured, NETCONF traceoptions files get created with an incorrect group permission, which allows
a low-privileged user can access sensitive information compromising the confidentiality of the system.
Junos OS Evolved:
* All versions before 20.4R3-S9-EVO, * 21.2-EVO before 21.2R3-S7-EVO, * 21.4-EVO before 21.4R3-S5-EVO, * 22.1-EVO before 22.1R3-S5-EVO, * 22.2-EVO before 22.2R3-S3-EVO, * 22.3-EVO before 22.3R3-EVO, 22.3R3-S2-EVO, * 22.4-EVO before 22.4R3-EVO, * 23.2-EVO before 23.2R1-S2-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39544?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos Os Evolved.
How do I fix CVE-2024-39544?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-39544 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39544 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Junos Os Evolved
- CVE-2026-21902 Junos OS Evolved: PTX Series: A vulnerability allows a unauthenticated, network-based attacker to execute code as root
- CVE-2023-28983 Junos OS Evolved: Shell Injection vulnerability in the gNOI server
- CVE-2025-21599 Denial of service in Junos OS Evolved
- CVE-2024-47502 Junos OS Evolved: TCP session state is not always cleared on the Routing Engine leading to DoS
- CVE-2024-39531 Junos OS Evolved: ACX 7000 Series: Protocol specific DDoS configuration affects other protocols
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mx2f-fx3v-gg7x.