{"cve":"CVE-2024-21591","nvd":{"published":"2024-01-12T01:15:46.697","modified":"2026-06-17T07:09:46.790","status":"Analyzed","description":"An Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and EX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS), or Remote Code Execution (RCE) and obtain root privileges on the device.\n\nThis issue is caused by use of an insecure function allowing an attacker to overwrite arbitrary memory.\n\nThis issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS SRX Series and EX Series:\n\n\n\n  *  Junos OS versions earlier than 20.4R3-S9;\n  *  Junos OS 21.2 versions earlier than 21.2R3-S7;\n  *  Junos OS 21.3 versions earlier than 21.3R3-S5;\n  *  Junos OS 21.4 versions earlier than 21.4R3-S5;\n  *  Junos OS 22.1 versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4;\n  *  Junos OS 22.2 versions earlier than 22.2R3-S3;\n  *  Junos OS 22.3 versions earlier than 22.3R3-S2;\n  *  Junos OS 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-787"],"references":["https://curesec.com/blog/article/CVE-2024-21591_Juniper_Remote_Code_Exec.html","https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA75729","https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","https://curesec.com/blog/article/CVE-2024-21591_Juniper_Remote_Code_Exec.html","https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA75729"],"products":["juniper:junos"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:43:38.875533635+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-21591","score":0.17668,"percentile":0.97154,"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."]}