NULL pointer dereference in Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2025-59967
Published: October 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116934
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59967
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the PFE management daemon (evo-pfemand). A remote attacker on the local network can send multicast traffic to any layer 3 interface and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability affects ACX7024, ACX7024X, ACX7100-32C, ACX7100-48L, ACX7348, and ACX7509 devices.
Affected software
Junos OS Evolved
How to mitigate CVE-2025-59967
Install updates from vendor's website.
Junos OS Evolved - addressed in versions 23.2R2-S4-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO, 24.2R1-EVO