{"cve":"CVE-2016-1278","nvd":{"published":"2016-08-05T15:59:05.537","modified":"2026-06-17T00:41:37.880","status":"Modified","description":"Juniper Junos OS before 12.1X46-D50 on SRX Series devices reverts to \"safe mode\" authentication and allows root CLI logins without a password after a failed upgrade to 12.1X46, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging use of the \"request system software\" command with the \"partition\" option.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-287"],"references":["http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10753","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91757","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036307","http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10753","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91757"],"products":["juniper:junos"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-1278","score":0.0045,"percentile":0.39086,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}