An Improper Neutralization of Delimiters vulnerability in the UI of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, authenticated attacker with high privileges to modify the system configuration.



A user with limited configuration and commit permissions, using a specifically crafted annotate configuration command, can change any part of the device configuration.




This issue affects:

 Junos OS: 



* all versions before 22.2R3-S7,
* 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S7,
* 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S4,
* 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S4,
* 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S1,
* 24.4 versions before 24.4R1-S2, 24.4R2;




Junos OS Evolved:



* all versions before 22.4R3-S7-EVO,
* 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S4-EVO,
* 23.4-EVO versions before 23.4R2-S5-EVO, 
* 24.2-EVO versions before 24.2R2-S1-EVO



* 24.4-EVO versions before 24.4R2-EVO.
Fixes

Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS Evolved: 22.4R3-S7-EVO, 23.2R2-S4-EVO, 23.4R2-S5-EVO, 24.2R2-S1-EVO, 24.4R2-EVO, 25.2R1-EVO; Junos OS: 22.2R3-S7, 22.4R3-S7, 23.2R2-S4, 23.4R2-S4, 24.2R2-S1, 24.4R1-S2, 24.4R2, 25.2R1, and all subsequent releases.


Workaround

There are no known workarounds for this issue. To reduce the risk of exploitation use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the CLI only from trusted hosts and administrators.

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0001}


Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:30:00 +0000

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Description An Improper Neutralization of Delimiters vulnerability in the UI of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a local, authenticated attacker with high privileges to modify the system configuration. A user with limited configuration and commit permissions, using a specifically crafted annotate configuration command, can change any part of the device configuration. This issue affects:  Junos OS:  * all versions before 22.2R3-S7, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S7, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S4, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S4, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S1, * 24.4 versions before 24.4R1-S2, 24.4R2; Junos OS Evolved: * all versions before 22.4R3-S7-EVO, * 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S4-EVO, * 23.4-EVO versions before 23.4R2-S5-EVO,  * 24.2-EVO versions before 24.2R2-S1-EVO * 24.4-EVO versions before 24.4R2-EVO.
Title Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Annotate configuration command can be used to change the configuration
Weaknesses CWE-140
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/R:U/RE:M'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: juniper

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-24T08:03:12.314Z

Reserved: 2025-06-23T18:23:44.546Z

Link: CVE-2025-52989

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-11T16:04:28.819Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-11T16:15:26.367

Modified: 2025-07-15T13:14:49.980

Link: CVE-2025-52989

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T23:05:34Z