CVE-2025-59968 Junos Space Security Director: Insufficient authorization for sensitive resources in web interface
Unauthenticated attackers can read or modify metadata in Junos Space Security Director, potentially bypassing security policies on managed SRX devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-59968?
CVE-2025-59968 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS, published on 9 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Juniper Networks Junos Space Security Director allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to read or modify metadata via the web interface.
Tampering with this metadata can result in managed SRX Series devices permitting network traffic that should otherwise be blocked by policy, effectively bypassing intended security controls.
This issue affects Junos Space Security Director * all versions prior to 24.1R3 Patch V4
This issue does not affect managed cSRX Series devices.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59968?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Space Security Director.
How do I fix CVE-2025-59968?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-59968 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-2025-59968 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59968 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Networks Junos OS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wh8m-vpwg-c7rq.