in the FTP server of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to get limited read-write access to files on the device.
When the FTP server is enabled and a user named "ftp" or "anonymous" is configured, that user can login without providing the configured password and then has read-write access to their home directory.
This issue affects Junos OS:
* all versions before 22.4R3-S8,
* 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3,
* 23.4 versions before 23.4R2.
No analysis available yet.
Vendor Solution
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 22.4R3-S8, 23.2R2-S3, 23.4R2, 24.2R1, and all subsequent releases.
Vendor Workaround
Choosing another name for the user "ftp" or "anonymous" will prevent exploitation of this issue.
Tracking
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| https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA103167 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3-s7:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Description | An Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness in the FTP server of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to get limited read-write access to files on the device. When the FTP server is enabled and a user named "ftp" or "anonymous" is configured, that user can login without providing the configured password and then has read-write access to their home directory. This issue affects Junos OS: * all versions before 22.4R3-S8, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2. | |
| Title | Junos OS: When a user with the name ftp or anonymous is configured unauthenticated filesystem access is allowed | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-305 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: juniper
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-10T14:41:12.698Z
Reserved: 2025-09-23T18:19:06.957Z
Link: CVE-2025-59980
Updated: 2025-10-09T19:45:38.020Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-10-09T17:15:59.427
Modified: 2026-01-23T18:37:47.893
Link: CVE-2025-59980
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-10-10T11:17:59Z