Security Advisory
CVE-2023-44194
8.4
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated attacker with local access to the device to create a backdoor with root privileges. The issue is caused by improper directory permissions on a certain system directory, allowing an attacker with access to this directory to create a backdoor with root privileges.
This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS:
* All versions prior to 20.4R3-S5;
* 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S4;
* 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S4;
* 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S3;
* 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S1.
Published Date
October 13, 2023
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory