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Critical 9.8Published Jan 27, 2026

CVE-2025-21589Session Smart Router, Session Smart Conductor, WAN Assurance Router: API Authentication Bypass vulnerability

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It affects Juniper Networks Session Smart Router and 2 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Juniper Networks Session Smart Router may allows a network-based attacker to bypass authentication and take administrative control of the device. This issue affects Session Smart Router:  * from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17,  * from 6.0 before 6.0.8 (affected from 6.0.8), * from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts,  * from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts,  * from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2;  This issue affects Session Smart Conductor:  * from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17,  * from 6.0 before 6.0.8 (affected from 6.0.8), * from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts,  * from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts,  * from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2;  This issue affects WAN Assurance Managed Routers:  * from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17,  * from 6.0 before 6.0.8 (affected from 6.0.8), * from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts,  * from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts,  * from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2.

CVSS
9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-288
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
juniper
NVD analysis
Deferred
Record last updated
Jan 27, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Juniper Networks Session Smart Router
juniper_networks:session_smart_router (from the name)
from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17; from 6.0 before 6.0.8 not affected; affected at 6.0.8; from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts; from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts; from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2
CNA record
Juniper Networks Session Smart Conductor
juniper_networks:session_smart_conductor (from the name)
from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17; from 6.0 before 6.0.8 not affected; affected at 6.0.8; from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts; from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts; from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2
CNA record
Juniper Networks WAN Assurance Managed Router
juniper_networks:wan_assurance_managed_router (from the name)
from 5.6.7 before 5.6.17; from 6.0 before 6.0.8 not affected; affected at 6.0.8; from 6.1 before 6.1.12-lts; from 6.2 before 6.2.8-lts; from 6.3 before 6.3.3-r2
CNA record

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