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CVE-2026-101982 Critical · 9.8 EPSS 0.6%

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and…

Juniper Networks · Junos OS

Summary

Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved contain a stack-based buffer overflow in the routing protocol daemon (rpd). The flaw is reachable by a configured BGP/EVPN peer sending protocol-valid route advertisements for an EVPN-VPWS service, which can yield root code execution on Junos OS or crash rpd on Junos OS Evolved.

Official description · NVD

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a configured BGP/EVPN peer to cause root code execution on Junos OS or an rpd crash on Junos OS Evolved via protocol-valid route advertisements for an EVPN-VPWS service.

Breakdown
18.4 / 100
Exploited
Not confirmed
Reports
0
Tactics
0/15

Disclosed on 14 Oct 2026. No public exploit code or confirmed exploitation is recorded.

techniques

No techniques linked

No ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.

What security researchers reported

Not named in any threat report yet

Also mentioned in 8 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

Pulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.

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