CVE-2025-11198 Missing authorization in Security Director Policy Enforcer
Unauthenticated attackers can deploy malicious vSRX images to VMware NSX via an unrestricted API, leading to potential code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-11198?
CVE-2025-11198 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Juniper Networks Security Director Policy Enforcer, published on 9 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Juniper Networks Security Director Policy Enforcer allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to replace legitimate vSRX images with malicious ones.
If a trusted user initiates deployment, Security Director Policy Enforcer will deliver the attacker's uploaded image to VMware NSX instead of a legitimate one.
This issue affects Security Director Policy Enforcer:
* All versions before 23.1R1 Hotpatch v3.
This issue does not affect Junos Space Security Director Insights.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11198?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Security Director Policy Enforcer.
How do I fix CVE-2025-11198?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11198 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-11198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r277-62xf-9v4g.