{"id":"CVE-2020-1669","aliases":["EUVD-2020-12531","GHSA-9pj7-q8h3-hrhp"],"status":"published","title":"Junos OS: NFX350: Password hashes stored in world-readable format","description":"The Juniper Device Manager (JDM) container, used by the disaggregated Junos OS architecture on Juniper Networks NFX350 Series devices, stores password hashes in the world-readable file /etc/passwd. This is not a security best current practice as it can allow an attacker with access to the local filesystem the ability to brute-force decrypt password hashes stored on the system. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on NFX350: 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00253,"percentile":0.16948,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-256","CWE-522"],"published":"2020-10-16T20:31:29Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:02:09Z","products":[{"vendor":"juniper","product":"junos"},{"vendor":"juniper networks","product":"junos os"}],"references":[{"url":"https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11066","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1669"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9pj7-q8h3-hrhp"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-1669","title":"Junos OS: NFX350: Password hashes stored in world-readable format","description":"The Juniper Device Manager (JDM) container, used by the disaggregated Junos OS architecture on Juniper Networks NFX350 Series devices, stores password hashes in the world-readable file /etc/passwd. This is not a security best current practice as it can allow an attacker with access to the local filesystem the ability to brute-force decrypt password hashes stored on the system. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on NFX350: 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2.","status":"published","published":"2020-10-16T20:31:29.541Z","modified":"2024-09-17T01:41:49.079Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-256"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:56.638833Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-12531","description":"The Juniper Device Manager (JDM) container, used by the disaggregated Junos OS architecture on Juniper Networks NFX350 Series devices, stores password hashes in the world-readable file /etc/passwd. This is not a security best current practice as it can allow an attacker with access to the local filesystem the ability to brute-force decrypt password hashes stored on the system. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on NFX350: 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2.","status":"published","published":"2020-10-16T20:31:29Z","modified":"2024-09-17T01:41:49Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:28:47.09844Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-9pj7-q8h3-hrhp","title":"The Juniper Device Manager (JDM) container, used by the disaggregated Junos OS architecture on...","description":"The Juniper Device Manager (JDM) container, used by the disaggregated Junos OS architecture on Juniper Networks NFX350 Series devices, stores password hashes in the world-readable file /etc/passwd. This is not a security best current practice as it can allow an attacker with access to the local filesystem the ability to brute-force decrypt password hashes stored on the system. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on NFX350: 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:30:51Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:04:08Z","cwes":["CWE-522"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:45:28.958037Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-1669","description":"The Juniper Device Manager (JDM) container, used by the disaggregated Junos OS architecture on Juniper Networks NFX350 Series devices, stores password hashes in the world-readable file /etc/passwd. This is not a security best current practice as it can allow an attacker with access to the local filesystem the ability to brute-force decrypt password hashes stored on the system. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on NFX350: 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2.","status":"published","published":"2020-10-16T21:15:12.88Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:02:09.813Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"2.0","score":2.1,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","level":"low","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-256","CWE-522"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:19.351389Z"}]}}