{"id":"CVE-2021-0278","aliases":["EUVD-2021-2897","GHSA-phqq-qjp3-jr9q"],"status":"published","title":"Junos OS: J-Web allows a locally authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges to root.","description":"An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a locally authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges to root over the target device. junos:18.3R3-S5 junos:18.4R3-S9 junos:19.1R3-S6 junos:19.3R2-S6 junos:19.3R3-S3 junos:19.4R1-S4 junos:19.4R3-S4 junos:20.1R2-S2 junos:20.1R3 junos:20.2R3-S1 junos:20.3X75-D20 junos:20.3X75-D30 junos:20.4R2-S1 junos:20.4R3 junos:21.1R1-S1 junos:21.1R2 junos:21.2R1 junos:21.3R1 This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 19.3 versions 19.3R1 and above prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S5; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S2; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.3R1.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00924,"percentile":0.60728,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"published":"2021-07-15T20:00:49Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:29:41Z","products":[{"vendor":"juniper","product":"junos"},{"vendor":"juniper networks","product":"junos os"}],"references":[{"url":"https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11182","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0278"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-phqq-qjp3-jr9q"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-0278","title":"Junos OS: J-Web allows a locally authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges to root.","description":"An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a locally authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges to root over the target device. junos:18.3R3-S5 junos:18.4R3-S9 junos:19.1R3-S6 junos:19.3R2-S6 junos:19.3R3-S3 junos:19.4R1-S4 junos:19.4R3-S4 junos:20.1R2-S2 junos:20.1R3 junos:20.2R3-S1 junos:20.3X75-D20 junos:20.3X75-D30 junos:20.4R2-S1 junos:20.4R3 junos:21.1R1-S1 junos:21.1R2 junos:21.2R1 junos:21.3R1 This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 19.3 versions 19.3R1 and above prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S5; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S2; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.3R1.","status":"published","published":"2021-07-15T20:00:49.075Z","modified":"2024-09-17T03:37:49.506Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-20"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:10.887946Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2021-2897","description":"An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a locally authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges to root over the target device. junos:18.3R3-S5 junos:18.4R3-S9 junos:19.1R3-S6 junos:19.3R2-S6 junos:19.3R3-S3 junos:19.4R1-S4 junos:19.4R3-S4 junos:20.1R2-S2 junos:20.1R3 junos:20.2R3-S1 junos:20.3X75-D20 junos:20.3X75-D30 junos:20.4R2-S1 junos:20.4R3 junos:21.1R1-S1 junos:21.1R2 junos:21.2R1 junos:21.3R1 This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 19.3 versions 19.3R1 and above prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S5; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S2; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.3R1.","status":"published","published":"2021-07-15T20:00:49Z","modified":"2024-09-17T03:37:49Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:28:30.275492Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-phqq-qjp3-jr9q","title":"An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a locally...","description":"An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a locally authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges to root over the target device. junos:18.3R3-S5 junos:18.4R3-S9 junos:19.1R3-S6 junos:19.3R2-S6 junos:19.3R3-S3 junos:19.4R1-S4 junos:19.4R3-S4 junos:20.1R2-S2 junos:20.1R3 junos:20.2R3-S1 junos:20.3X75-D20 junos:20.3X75-D30 junos:20.4R2-S1 junos:20.4R3 junos:21.1R1-S1 junos:21.1R2 junos:21.2R1 junos:21.3R1 This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 19.3 versions 19.3R1 and above prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S5; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S2; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.3R1.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T19:08:07Z","modified":"2023-01-30T05:00:49Z","cwes":["CWE-20"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:46:16.829694Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2021-0278","description":"An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a locally authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges to root over the target device. junos:18.3R3-S5 junos:18.4R3-S9 junos:19.1R3-S6 junos:19.3R2-S6 junos:19.3R3-S3 junos:19.4R1-S4 junos:19.4R3-S4 junos:20.1R2-S2 junos:20.1R3 junos:20.2R3-S1 junos:20.3X75-D20 junos:20.3X75-D30 junos:20.4R2-S1 junos:20.4R3 junos:21.1R1-S1 junos:21.1R2 junos:21.2R1 junos:21.3R1 This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 19.3 versions 19.3R1 and above prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S5; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S2; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.3R1.","status":"published","published":"2021-07-15T20:15:09.45Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:29:41.45Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-20"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:55.747384Z"}]}}