High 7.5Published Oct 14, 2026

CVE-2026-102068Junos OS Evolved: Malformed TCP key-chain traffic causes a kernel panic when BGP or LDP key-chain authentication is used

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 8:10 AM ET)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, higher than 54% of scored CVEs.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the kernel of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger a kernel panic via a crafted TCP packet when key-chain authentication is used for BGP or LDP.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-121
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.74% (percentile 54)
Assigned by: juniper
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 14, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved (from the name)	before 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO; from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO; from 24.2 before 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO; from 24.4 before 24.4R2-S5-EVO; from 25.2 before 25.2R2-S2-EVO; from 25.4 before 25.4R1-S3-EVO; from 26.2 before 26.2R1-S2-EVO; 23.4X100; and 2 more ranges	CNA record

References

References

https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA112250	vendor-advisory

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