CVE-2026-33779
Junos OS: SRX Series: Insufficient certificate verification for device to SD cloud communication
CVE-2026-33779 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Juniper Junos, published April 9, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
An Improper Following of a Certificate's Chain of Trust vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows a PITM to intercept the communication of the device and get access to confidential information and potentially modify it.
When an SRX device is provisioned to connect to Security Director (SD) cloud, it doesn't perform sufficient verification of the received server certificate. This allows a PITM to intercept the communication between the SRX and SD cloud and access credentials and other sensitive information.
This issue affects Junos OS:
- all versions before 22.4R3-S9,
- 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S6,
- 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S7,
- 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S3,
- 24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S2,
- 25.2 versions before 25.2R1-S2, 25.2R2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Junos OS: SRX Series: Insufficient certificate verification for device to SD cloud communication
An Improper Following of a Certificate's Chain of Trust vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows a PITM to intercept the communication of the device and get access to confidential information and potentially modify it.
When an SRX device is provisioned to connect to Security Director (SD) cloud, it doesn't perform sufficient verification of the received server certificate. This allows a PITM to intercept the communication between the SRX and SD cloud and access credentials and other sensitive information.
This issue affects Junos OS:
- all versions before 22.4R3-S9,
- 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S6,
- 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S7,
- 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S3,
- 24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S2,
- 25.2 versions before 25.2R1-S2, 25.2R2.
- Record
CVE-2026-33779- CVSS 4.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/RE:M - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-296
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-21088
An Improper Following of a Certificate's Chain of Trust vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows a PITM to intercept the communication of the device and get access to confidential information and potentially modify it.
When an SRX device is provisioned to connect to Security Director (SD) cloud, it doesn't perform sufficient verification of the received server certificate. This allows a PITM to intercept the communication between the SRX and SD cloud and access credentials and other sensitive information.
This issue affects Junos OS:
- all versions before 22.4R3-S9,
- 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S6,
- 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S7,
- 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S3,
- 24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S2,
- 25.2 versions before 25.2R1-S2, 25.2R2.
- Record
EUVD-2026-21088- CVSS 4.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/RE:M - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9hcr-jp7m-44jv
An Improper Following of a Certificate's Chain of Trust vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper...
An Improper Following of a Certificate's Chain of Trust vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows a PITM to intercept the communication of the device and get access to confidential information and potentially modify it.
When an SRX device is provisioned to connect to Security Director (SD) cloud, it doesn't perform sufficient verification of the received server certificate. This allows a PITM to intercept the communication between the SRX and SD cloud and access credentials and other sensitive information.
This issue affects Junos OS:
- all versions before 22.4R3-S9,
- 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S6,
- 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S7,
- 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S3,
- 24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S2,
- 25.2 versions before 25.2R1-S2, 25.2R2.
- Record
GHSA-9hcr-jp7m-44jv- CVSS 4.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/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:X/V:X/RE:M/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-296
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An Improper Following of a Certificate's Chain of Trust vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows a PITM to intercept the communication of the device and get access to confidential information and potentially modify it.
When an SRX device is provisioned to connect to Security Director (SD) cloud, it doesn't perform sufficient verification of the received server certificate. This allows a PITM to intercept the communication between the SRX and SD cloud and access credentials and other sensitive information.
This issue affects Junos OS:
- all versions before 22.4R3-S9,
- 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S6,
- 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S7,
- 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S3,
- 24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S2,
- 25.2 versions before 25.2R1-S2, 25.2R2.
- Record
CVE-2026-33779- CVSS 4.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/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:X/V:X/RE:M/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-296
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |