CVE-2024-30397
Junos OS: An invalid certificate causes a Denial of Service in the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) process
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the the Public Key Infrastructure daemon (pkid) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS).
The pkid is responsible for the certificate verification. Upon a failed verification, the pkid uses all CPU resources and becomes unresponsive to future verification attempts. This means that all subsequent VPN negotiations depending on certificate verification will fail.
This CPU utilization of pkid can be checked using this command: root@srx> show system processes extensive | match pkid xxxxx root 103 0 846M 136M CPU1 1 569:00 100.00% pkid
This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS
- All versions prior to 20.4R3-S10;
- 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S7;
- 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S5;
- 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S4;
- 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S3;
- 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3-S1;
- 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R3;
- 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Junos OS: An invalid certificate causes a Denial of Service in the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) process
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the the Public Key Infrastructure daemon (pkid) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS).
The pkid is responsible for the certificate verification. Upon a failed verification, the pkid uses all CPU resources and becomes unresponsive to future verification attempts. This means that all subsequent VPN negotiations depending on certificate verification will fail.
This CPU utilization of pkid can be checked using this command: root@srx> show system processes extensive | match pkid xxxxx root 103 0 846M 136M CPU1 1 569:00 100.00% pkid
This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS
- All versions prior to 20.4R3-S10;
- 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S7;
- 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S5;
- 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S4;
- 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S3;
- 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3-S1;
- 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R3;
- 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2.
- Record
CVE-2024-30397- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-28318
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the the Public Key Infrastructure daemon (pkid) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS).
The pkid is responsible for the certificate verification. Upon a failed verification, the pkid uses all CPU resources and becomes unresponsive to future verification attempts. This means that all subsequent VPN negotiations depending on certificate verification will fail.
This CPU utilization of pkid can be checked using this command: root@srx> show system processes extensive | match pkid xxxxx root 103 0 846M 136M CPU1 1 569:00 100.00% pkid
This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS
- All versions prior to 20.4R3-S10;
- 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S7;
- 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S5;
- 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S4;
- 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S3;
- 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3-S1;
- 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R3;
- 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2.
- Record
EUVD-2024-28318- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gfmf-6ghh-gjwr
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the the Public Key...
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the the Public Key Infrastructure daemon (pkid) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS).
The pkid is responsible for the certificate verification. Upon a failed verification, the pkid uses all CPU resources and becomes unresponsive to future verification attempts. This means that all subsequent VPN negotiations depending on certificate verification will fail.
This CPU utilization of pkid can be checked using this command: root@srx> show system processes extensive | match pkid xxxxx root 103 0 846M 136M CPU1 1 569:00 100.00% pkid
This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS All versions prior to 20.4R3-S10; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S7; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S5; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S4; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S3; 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3-S1; 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R3; 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2.
- Record
GHSA-gfmf-6ghh-gjwr- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/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
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the the Public Key Infrastructure daemon (pkid) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS).
The pkid is responsible for the certificate verification. Upon a failed verification, the pkid uses all CPU resources and becomes unresponsive to future verification attempts. This means that all subsequent VPN negotiations depending on certificate verification will fail.
This CPU utilization of pkid can be checked using this command: root@srx> show system processes extensive | match pkid xxxxx root 103 0 846M 136M CPU1 1 569:00 100.00% pkid
This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS
- All versions prior to 20.4R3-S10;
- 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S7;
- 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S5;
- 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S4;
- 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S3;
- 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3-S1;
- 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R3;
- 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2.
- Record
CVE-2024-30397- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/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
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- 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-2024-30397 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) 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 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.