CVE-2026-33788
Junos OS Evolved: Local, authenticated attacker can gain privileged access to FPCs
A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in the Flexible PIC Concentrators (FPCs) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series allows a local, authenticated attacker with low privileges to gain direct access to FPCs installed in the device.
A local user with low privileges can gain direct access to the installed FPCs as a high privileged user, which can potentially lead to a full compromise of the affected component.
This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on PTX10004, PTX10008, PTX100016, with JNP10K-LC1201 or JNP10K-LC1202:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S8-EVO,
- 21.4-EVO versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO,
- 22.2-EVO versions before 22.2R3-S4-EVO,
- 22.3-EVO versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.4-EVO versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO,
- 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-EVO.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Junos OS Evolved: Local, authenticated attacker can gain privileged access to FPCs
A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in the Flexible PIC Concentrators (FPCs) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series allows a local, authenticated attacker with low privileges to gain direct access to FPCs installed in the device.
A local user with low privileges can gain direct access to the installed FPCs as a high privileged user, which can potentially lead to a full compromise of the affected component.
This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on PTX10004, PTX10008, PTX100016, with JNP10K-LC1201 or JNP10K-LC1202:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S8-EVO,
- 21.4-EVO versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO,
- 22.2-EVO versions before 22.2R3-S4-EVO,
- 22.3-EVO versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.4-EVO versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO,
- 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-EVO.
- Record
CVE-2026-33788- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:U/RE:M - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-21093
A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in the Flexible PIC Concentrators (FPCs) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series allows a local, authenticated attacker with low privileges to gain direct access to FPCs installed in the device.
A local user with low privileges can gain direct access to the installed FPCs as a high privileged user, which can potentially lead to a full compromise of the affected component.
This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on PTX10004, PTX10008, PTX100016, with JNP10K-LC1201 or JNP10K-LC1202:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S8-EVO,
- 21.4-EVO versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO,
- 22.2-EVO versions before 22.2R3-S4-EVO,
- 22.3-EVO versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.4-EVO versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO,
- 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-EVO.
- Record
EUVD-2026-21093- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:U/RE:M - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w5q7-9fqr-f6hx
A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in the Flexible PIC Concentrators ...
A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in the Flexible PIC Concentrators (FPCs) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series allows a local, authenticated attacker with low privileges to gain direct access to FPCs installed in the device.
A local user with low privileges can gain direct access to the installed FPCs as a high privileged user, which can potentially lead to a full compromise of the affected component.
This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on PTX10004, PTX10008, PTX100016, with JNP10K-LC1201 or JNP10K-LC1202:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S8-EVO,
- 21.4-EVO versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO,
- 22.2-EVO versions before 22.2R3-S4-EVO,
- 22.3-EVO versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.4-EVO versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO,
- 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-EVO.
- Record
GHSA-w5q7-9fqr-f6hx- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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:Y/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in the Flexible PIC Concentrators (FPCs) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series allows a local, authenticated attacker with low privileges to gain direct access to FPCs installed in the device.
A local user with low privileges can gain direct access to the installed FPCs as a high privileged user, which can potentially lead to a full compromise of the affected component.
This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on PTX10004, PTX10008, PTX100016, with JNP10K-LC1201 or JNP10K-LC1202:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S8-EVO,
- 21.4-EVO versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO,
- 22.2-EVO versions before 22.2R3-S4-EVO,
- 22.3-EVO versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.4-EVO versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO,
- 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-EVO.
- Record
CVE-2026-33788- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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:Y/R:U/V:X/RE:M/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-33788 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Juniper Junos Os Evolved, published April 9, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.11%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.