CVE-2025-21593
Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: On SRv6 enabled devices, an attacker sending a malformed BGP update can cause the rpd to crash
An Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
On devices with SRv6 (Segment Routing over IPv6) enabled, an attacker can send a malformed BGP UPDATE packet which will cause the rpd to crash and restart. Continued receipt of these UPDATE packets will cause a sustained DoS condition.
This issue affects iBGP and eBGP, and both IPv4 and IPv6 are affected by this vulnerability.This issue affects Junos OS:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S9,
- from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S10,
- from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5,
- from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4,
- from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S3,
- from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S2,
- from 23.4 before 23.4R2;
and Junos OS Evolved:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S9-EVO,
- from 21.4-EVO before 21.4R3-S10-EVO,
- from 22.2-EVO before 22.2R3-S5-EVO,
- from 22.3-EVO before 22.3R3-S4-EVO,
- from 22.4-EVO before 22.4R3-S3-EVO,
- from 23.2-EVO before 23.2R2-S2-EVO,
- from 23.4-EVO before 23.4R2-EVO.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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 and Junos OS Evolved: On SRv6 enabled devices, an attacker sending a malformed BGP update can cause the rpd to crash
An Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
On devices with SRv6 (Segment Routing over IPv6) enabled, an attacker can send a malformed BGP UPDATE packet which will cause the rpd to crash and restart. Continued receipt of these UPDATE packets will cause a sustained DoS condition.
This issue affects iBGP and eBGP, and both IPv4 and IPv6 are affected by this vulnerability.This issue affects Junos OS:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S9,
- from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S10,
- from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5,
- from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4,
- from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S3,
- from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S2,
- from 23.4 before 23.4R2;
and Junos OS Evolved:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S9-EVO,
- from 21.4-EVO before 21.4R3-S10-EVO,
- from 22.2-EVO before 22.2R3-S5-EVO,
- from 22.3-EVO before 22.3R3-S4-EVO,
- from 22.4-EVO before 22.4R3-S3-EVO,
- from 23.2-EVO before 23.2R2-S2-EVO,
- from 23.4-EVO before 23.4R2-EVO.
- Record
CVE-2025-21593- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/R:A - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-664
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-2562
An Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
On devices with SRv6 (Segment Routing over IPv6) enabled, an attacker can send a malformed BGP UPDATE packet which will cause the rpd to crash and restart. Continued receipt of these UPDATE packets will cause a sustained DoS condition.
This issue affects iBGP and eBGP, and both IPv4 and IPv6 are affected by this vulnerability.This issue affects Junos OS:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S9,
- from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S10,
- from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5,
- from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4,
- from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S3,
- from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S2,
- from 23.4 before 23.4R2;
and Junos OS Evolved:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S9-EVO,
- from 21.4-EVO before 21.4R3-S10-EVO,
- from 22.2-EVO before 22.2R3-S5-EVO,
- from 22.3-EVO before 22.3R3-S4-EVO,
- from 22.4-EVO before 22.4R3-S3-EVO,
- from 23.2-EVO before 23.2R2-S2-EVO,
- from 23.4-EVO before 23.4R2-EVO.
- Record
EUVD-2025-2562- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/R:A - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3wvw-m4vx-cj7h
An Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime vulnerability in the routing protocol...
An Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
On devices with SRv6 (Segment Routing over IPv6) enabled, an attacker can send a malformed BGP UPDATE packet which will cause the rpd to crash and restart. Continued receipt of these UPDATE packets will cause a sustained DoS condition.
This issue affects iBGP and eBGP, and both IPv4 and IPv6 are affected by this vulnerability.This issue affects Junos OS:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S9,
- from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S10,
- from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5,
- from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4,
- from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S3,
- from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S2,
- from 23.4 before 23.4R2;
and Junos OS Evolved:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S9-EVO,
- from 21.4-EVO before 21.4R3-S10-EVO,
- from 22.2-EVO before 22.2R3-S5-EVO,
- from 22.3-EVO before 22.3R3-S4-EVO,
- from 22.4-EVO before 22.4R3-S3-EVO,
- from 23.2-EVO before 23.2R2-S2-EVO,
- from 23.4-EVO before 23.4R2-EVO.
- Record
GHSA-3wvw-m4vx-cj7h- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/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:A/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-664
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
On devices with SRv6 (Segment Routing over IPv6) enabled, an attacker can send a malformed BGP UPDATE packet which will cause the rpd to crash and restart. Continued receipt of these UPDATE packets will cause a sustained DoS condition.
This issue affects iBGP and eBGP, and both IPv4 and IPv6 are affected by this vulnerability.This issue affects Junos OS:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S9,
- from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S10,
- from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5,
- from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4,
- from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S3,
- from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S2,
- from 23.4 before 23.4R2;
and Junos OS Evolved:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S9-EVO,
- from 21.4-EVO before 21.4R3-S10-EVO,
- from 22.2-EVO before 22.2R3-S5-EVO,
- from 22.3-EVO before 22.3R3-S4-EVO,
- from 22.4-EVO before 22.4R3-S3-EVO,
- from 23.2-EVO before 23.2R2-S2-EVO,
- from 23.4-EVO before 23.4R2-EVO.
- Record
CVE-2025-21593- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/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:A/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-664
- 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-2025-21593 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Juniper Junos, published January 9, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.