CVE-2025-21589

CRITICAL EPSS 69.8%

Published Jan 27, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

9.3 CVSS 4.0

Critical

Published Jan 27, 2026 5mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router may allows a network-based attacker to bypass authentication and take administrative control of the device. This issue affects Session Smart Router: * from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17, * from 6.0 before 6.0.8 (affected from 6.0.8), * from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts, * from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts, * from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2; This issue affects Session Smart Conductor: * from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17, * from 6.0 before 6.0.8 (affected from 6.0.8), * from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts, * from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts, * from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2; This issue affects WAN Assurance Managed Routers: * from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17, * from 6.0 before 6.0.8 (affected from 6.0.8), * from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts, * from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts, * from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2.

CVSS Details

Base Score

9.3

Exploitability

—

Impact

—

Vector string

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction None

Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

69.8% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-288

References 3

kb.juniper.net https://kb.juniper.net/JSA94663
support.juniper.net https://support.juniper.net/support/eol/software/ssr/
supportportal.juniper.net https://supportportal.juniper.net/

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.