Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Junos OS - CVE-2019-0061
Published: October 10, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21699
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0061
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure management daemon (MGD) configuration. A local authenticated user can gain administrative privileges due to a misconfiguration of the internal socket.
Affected software
Junos OS
How to mitigate CVE-2019-0061
Install updates from vendor's website.
Junos OS - addressed in versions 15.1X49-D171, 15.1X49-D180, 15.1X53-D69, 15.1X53-D496, 16.1R7-S4, 16.2R2-S9, 17.1R3, 17.2R1-S8, 17.2R2-S7, 17.2R3-S1, 17.3R3-S4, 17.4R1-S6, 17.4R1-S7, 17.4R2-S3, 17.4R3, 18.1R2-S4, 18.1R3-S4, 18.2R1-S5, 18.2R2-S2, 18.2R3, 18.3R1-S3, 18.3R2, 18.4R1-S2, 18.4R2, 19.1R1