Insufficient Session Expiration in Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2020-1666
Published: October 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47668
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1666
CWE-ID: CWE-613
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the system console configuration option "log-out-on-disconnect" fails to log out an active CLI session when the console cable is disconnected. An attacker with physical access can resume a previous interactive session and possibly gain administrative privileges.
Affected software
Junos OS Evolved
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1666
Install updates from vendor's website.
Junos OS Evolved - update to 20.2R1-EVO