CVE-2026-102028 Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: An attacker causes an rpd crash when VPLS auto-discovery is used
A remote BGP peer can crash the routing daemon via a null pointer dereference when VPLS auto-discovery is configured, causing denial of service.
- 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-2026-102028?
CVE-2026-102028 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS, published on 14 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a remote BGP peer to cause a denial of service when multiple UPDATEs occur over a single TCP session with 'bgp family l2vpn auto-discovery-only' configured.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-102028?
How do I fix CVE-2026-102028?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-102028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-102028 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-102028 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-76wm-rm4f-xmfq.