{"id":"CVE-2026-57021","aliases":["EUVD-2026-42708","GHSA-h2m8-76wp-v324"],"status":"published","title":"Junos OS: SRX Series: If VPN compliance-check is configured an attacker can cause http-gk process crash","description":"An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the http-gatekeeper (http-gk) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).\n\nIf an SRX Series device is configured for remote-access VPN with pre-logon compliance check, a network-based attacker sending specifically formatted requests can trigger an out of bounds write leading to an http-gk process crash. This crash leads to unavailability of all services depending on the [ system services web-management ] configuration (like J-Web, remote access VPN and firewall authentication) until the process automatically restarts.\n\nThis issue affects Junos OS on SRX Series:\n\n\n  *  23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S7,\n  *  23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S8,\n  *  24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S4,\n  *  24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S4,\n  *  25.2 versions before 25.2R2,\n  *  25.4 versions before 25.4R1-S1, 25.4R2.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:A/RE:M","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00474,"percentile":0.41468,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-787"],"published":"2026-07-09T21:05:45Z","modified":"2026-10-25T15:10:00Z","products":[{"vendor":"juniper","product":"junos"},{"vendor":"juniper networks","product":"junos os"}],"references":[{"url":"https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA110081","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57021"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h2m8-76wp-v324"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-57021","title":"Junos OS: SRX Series: If VPN compliance-check is configured an attacker can cause http-gk process crash","description":"An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the http-gatekeeper (http-gk) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).\n\nIf an SRX Series device is configured for remote-access VPN with pre-logon compliance check, a network-based attacker sending specifically formatted requests can trigger an out of bounds write leading to an http-gk process crash. This crash leads to unavailability of all services depending on the [ system services web-management ] configuration (like J-Web, remote access VPN and firewall authentication) until the process automatically restarts.\n\nThis issue affects Junos OS on SRX Series:\n\n\n  *  23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S7,\n  *  23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S8,\n  *  24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S4,\n  *  24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S4,\n  *  25.2 versions before 25.2R2,\n  *  25.4 versions before 25.4R1-S1, 25.4R2.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-09T21:05:45.214Z","modified":"2026-07-10T14:28:45.161Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:A/RE:M","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-787"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:43:44.898272Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-42708","description":"An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the http-gatekeeper (http-gk) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).\n\nIf an SRX Series device is configured for remote-access VPN with pre-logon compliance check, a network-based attacker sending specifically formatted requests can trigger an out of bounds write leading to an http-gk process crash. This crash leads to unavailability of all services depending on the [ system services web-management ] configuration (like J-Web, remote access VPN and firewall authentication) until the process automatically restarts.\n\nThis issue affects Junos OS on SRX Series:\n\n\n  *  23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S7,\n  *  23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S8,\n  *  24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S4,\n  *  24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S4,\n  *  25.2 versions before 25.2R2,\n  *  25.4 versions before 25.4R1-S1, 25.4R2.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-09T21:05:45Z","modified":"2026-07-10T14:28:45Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:A/RE:M","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:03.345658Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-h2m8-76wp-v324","title":"An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the http-gatekeeper (http-gk) of Juniper Networks Junos...","description":"An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the http-gatekeeper (http-gk) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).\n\nIf an SRX Series device is configured for remote-access VPN with pre-logon compliance check, a network-based attacker sending specifically formatted requests can trigger an out of bounds write leading to an http-gk process crash. This crash leads to unavailability of all services depending on the [ system services web-management ] configuration (like J-Web, remote access VPN and firewall authentication) until the process automatically restarts.\n\nThis issue affects Junos OS on SRX Series:\n\n\n  *  23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S7,\n  *  23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S8,\n  *  24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S4,\n  *  24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S4,\n  *  25.2 versions before 25.2R2,\n  *  25.4 versions before 25.4R1-S1, 25.4R2.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-10T00:31:26Z","modified":"2026-07-10T00:31:33Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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:Y/R:A/V:X/RE:M/U:X","level":"medium"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-787"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:09:22.722529Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-57021","description":"An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the http-gatekeeper (http-gk) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).\n\nIf an SRX Series device is configured for remote-access VPN with pre-logon compliance check, a network-based attacker sending specifically formatted requests can trigger an out of bounds write leading to an http-gk process crash. This crash leads to unavailability of all services depending on the [ system services web-management ] configuration (like J-Web, remote access VPN and firewall authentication) until the process automatically restarts.\n\nThis issue affects Junos OS on SRX Series:\n\n\n  *  23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S7,\n  *  23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S8,\n  *  24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S4,\n  *  24.4 versions before 24.4R2-S4,\n  *  25.2 versions before 25.2R2,\n  *  25.4 versions before 25.4R1-S1, 25.4R2.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-09T22:17:07.057Z","modified":"2026-10-25T15:10:00.147Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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:Y/R:A/V:X/RE:M/U:X","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-787"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:28.4135Z"}]}}