#VU121667 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Junos OS Evolved and Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2025-59960

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#VU121667 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Junos OS Evolved and Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2025-59960

Published: January 19, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU121667
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59960
CWE-ID: CWE-754
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Junos OS Evolved
Juniper Junos OS
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to crash the entire system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions error in the Juniper DHCP service (jdhcpd). A remote non-authenticated attacker can exhaust the address pools of other subnets, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) on the downstream DHCP server.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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