{"id":"CVE-2022-22251","aliases":["EUVD-2022-27398","GHSA-hrjj-p4r3-74mg"],"status":"published","title":"cSRX Series: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format and software permissions issues allows a local attacker to elevate privileges","description":"On cSRX Series devices software permission issues in the container filesystem and stored files combined with storing passwords in a recoverable format in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, low-privileged attacker to elevate their permissions to take control of any instance of a cSRX software deployment. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS 20.2 version 20.2R1 and later versions prior to 21.2R1 on cSRX Series.","severity":{"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":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00169,"percentile":0.06235,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-257","CWE-275","CWE-522"],"published":"2022-10-18T02:46:54Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:28:06Z","products":[{"vendor":"juniper","product":"junos"},{"vendor":"juniper networks","product":"junos os"}],"references":[{"url":"https://kb.juniper.net/JSA69908","tags":["x_transferred","Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22251"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hrjj-p4r3-74mg"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-22251","title":"cSRX Series: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format and software permissions issues allows a local attacker to elevate privileges","description":"On cSRX Series devices software permission issues in the container filesystem and stored files combined with storing passwords in a recoverable format in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, low-privileged attacker to elevate their permissions to take control of any instance of a cSRX software deployment. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS 20.2 version 20.2R1 and later versions prior to 21.2R1 on cSRX Series.","status":"published","published":"2022-10-18T02:46:54.129Z","modified":"2025-05-08T19:26:28.557Z","cvss":[{"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":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-257","CWE-275"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:26.977054Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2022-27398","description":"On cSRX Series devices software permission issues in the container filesystem and stored files combined with storing passwords in a recoverable format in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, low-privileged attacker to elevate their permissions to take control of any instance of a cSRX software deployment. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS 20.2 version 20.2R1 and later versions prior to 21.2R1 on cSRX Series.","status":"published","published":"2022-10-18T02:46:54Z","modified":"2025-05-08T19:26:28Z","cvss":[{"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"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:32:51.238738Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-hrjj-p4r3-74mg","title":"On cSRX Series devices software permission issues in the container filesystem and stored files...","description":"On cSRX Series devices software permission issues in the container filesystem and stored files combined with storing passwords in a recoverable format in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, low-privileged attacker to elevate their permissions to take control of any instance of a cSRX software deployment. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS 20.2 version 20.2R1 and later versions prior to 21.2R1 on cSRX Series.","status":"published","published":"2022-10-18T12:00:30Z","modified":"2023-02-02T05:08:44Z","cvss":[{"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"}],"cwes":["CWE-522"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:52:45.777625Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-22251","description":"On cSRX Series devices software permission issues in the container filesystem and stored files combined with storing passwords in a recoverable format in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, low-privileged attacker to elevate their permissions to take control of any instance of a cSRX software deployment. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS 20.2 version 20.2R1 and later versions prior to 21.2R1 on cSRX Series.","status":"published","published":"2022-10-18T03:15:11.657Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:28:06.76Z","cvss":[{"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":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-257","CWE-275","CWE-522"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:30.6869Z"}]}}