CVE-2024-21615
Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: A low-privileged user can access confidential information
An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to access confidential information on the system.
On all Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms, when NETCONF traceoptions are configured, and a super-user performs specific actions via NETCONF, then a low-privileged user can access sensitive information compromising the confidentiality of the system. This issue affects:
Junos OS:
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all versions before 21.2R3-S7,
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from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5,
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from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5,
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from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3,
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from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2,
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from 22.4 before 22.4R3,
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from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.
Junos OS Evolved:
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all versions before 21.2R3-S7-EVO,
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from 21.3 before 21.3R3-S5-EVO,
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from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5-EVO,
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from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5-EVO,
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from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3-EVO,
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from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2-EVO,
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from 22.4 before 22.4R3-EVO,
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from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: A low-privileged user can access confidential information
An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to access confidential information on the system.
On all Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms, when NETCONF traceoptions are configured, and a super-user performs specific actions via NETCONF, then a low-privileged user can access sensitive information compromising the confidentiality of the system. This issue affects:
Junos OS:
-
all versions before 21.2R3-S7,
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from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5,
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from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5,
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from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3,
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from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2,
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from 22.4 before 22.4R3,
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from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.
Junos OS Evolved:
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all versions before 21.2R3-S7-EVO,
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from 21.3 before 21.3R3-S5-EVO,
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from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5-EVO,
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from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5-EVO,
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from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3-EVO,
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from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2-EVO,
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from 22.4 before 22.4R3-EVO,
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from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.
- Record
CVE-2024-21615- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-19263
An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to access confidential information on the system.
On all Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms, when NETCONF traceoptions are configured, and a super-user performs specific actions via NETCONF, then a low-privileged user can access sensitive information compromising the confidentiality of the system. This issue affects:
Junos OS:
-
all versions before 21.2R3-S7,
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from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5,
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from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5,
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from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3,
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from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2,
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from 22.4 before 22.4R3,
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from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.
Junos OS Evolved:
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all versions before 21.2R3-S7-EVO,
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from 21.3 before 21.3R3-S5-EVO,
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from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5-EVO,
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from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5-EVO,
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from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3-EVO,
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from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2-EVO,
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from 22.4 before 22.4R3-EVO,
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from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.
- Record
EUVD-2024-19263- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fhrq-x65x-r754
An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved...
An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to access confidential information on the system.
On all Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms, when NETCONF traceoptions are configured, and a super-user performs specific actions via NETCONF, then a low-privileged user can access sensitive information compromising the confidentiality of the system. This issue affects:
Junos OS:
-
all versions before 21.2R3-S7,
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from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5,
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from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5,
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from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3,
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from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2,
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from 22.4 before 22.4R3,
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from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.
Junos OS Evolved:
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all versions before 21.2R3-S7-EVO,
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from 21.3 before 21.3R3-S5-EVO,
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from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5-EVO,
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from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5-EVO,
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from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3-EVO,
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from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2-EVO,
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from 22.4 before 22.4R3-EVO,
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from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.
- Record
GHSA-fhrq-x65x-r754- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to access confidential information on the system.
On all Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms, when NETCONF traceoptions are configured, and a super-user performs specific actions via NETCONF, then a low-privileged user can access sensitive information compromising the confidentiality of the system. This issue affects:
Junos OS:
-
all versions before 21.2R3-S7,
-
from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5,
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from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5,
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from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3,
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from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2,
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from 22.4 before 22.4R3,
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from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.
Junos OS Evolved:
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all versions before 21.2R3-S7-EVO,
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from 21.3 before 21.3R3-S5-EVO,
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from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S5-EVO,
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from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5-EVO,
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from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3-EVO,
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from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2-EVO,
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from 22.4 before 22.4R3-EVO,
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from 23.2 before 23.2R1-S2.
- Record
CVE-2024-21615- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-21615 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Juniper Junos, published April 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.